Accepted Quote by Marilynne Robinson

Many readers know my work first through 'Housekeeping,' simply because it was my only novel for a pretty long time.

— Marilynne Robinson

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

— Wilbur Smith

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over…

— Anita Diament

I was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn…

— Daniel Tammet

My first novel was turned down by about twenty publishers over a period of two and a half years. Because my name is Irish…

— Colm Toibin

As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in one night,…

— Karen Thompson Walker

So my first book I had no experience having written a book, but each book is a little snapshot of who you are at…

— Chang-Rae Lee

My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of…

— James Salter

Does housekeeping interest you at all? I think it really ought to be just as good as writing and I never see where the…

— Virginia Woolf

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some sort of…

— Anne Lamott

Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot…

— Jay McInerney

My first novel was a critical success in a matter of weeks.

— Christine Leunens