Agents Quote by Melissa Marr

My first novel took almost six years to sell and was rejected 37 times in the interim, and then finally sold for the smallest…

— Daniel Handler

I wrote one book, signed with a good agent, and sat back and waited for the phone to ring. I was sure that the…

— Deb Caletti

It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.

— Jasper Fforde

After two years of sending out query letters and failing to get an agent, I made friends with an author, who was nice enough…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head; it was journals and poetry. So I passed on their…

— Kenny Loggins

For a very long time, I thought everyone I met through the process of getting an agent and a publishing deal had made a…

— Lisa Jewell

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

I was very lucky to befriend many authors before even signing with an agent, and they were all so supportive of me when I…

— Adam Silvera

My agent came to me with a deal from another publisher and I signed a deal and got the advance with no idea of…

— Mark McNairy

I've been doing short-form writing for a decade, and six years ago I signed with an agent, and we've been working on figuring out…

— Lindy West

I've been asked to write a book several times; I've had several publishers come to me and offer me book deals. Especially right after…

— Mike Portnoy

A year after I'd graduated college, I went to a weeklong conference intensive in Boston, and that's when things kicked into high gear. My…

— Brian Hodge