Hands Quote by Melissa Febos

I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who…

— David Eddings

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author…

— Cass Canfield

It's really inspiring to know that your publisher is so behind you. It makes you want to put forth your best work.

— Eric Wight

At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.

— Laura Linney

I have students that I tell, "If your book doesn't sell or you can't publish it, write another book. Quit sitting around." The publishing…

— Natalie Goldberg

When I got my first publishing deal, I felt some responsibility to try to write with the people that they were asking me to…

— Paolo Nutini

I don't think anyone will believe me, but I've never been pressured by a publisher to churn out a book.

— Michael Connelly

You really burden the reader if you put things in but, "Oh, it's not interesting, but I'll put it in anyway." Then the reader's…

— David Sedaris

But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.

— David Baldacci

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater

Publishers of course have you altogether in their grip; if they say you must do a thing you have jolly well got to do…

— Rose Macaulay

My publishers find me really challenging, as a lot of the time, I don't even know what I'm going to be writing about until…

— Lisa Jewell