Early work Quote by Nell Zink

Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.

— Steven Rinella

Before I published anything, I dreamed of publication, but I didn't actually write for it. I imagined that writing for an audience was something…

— Ariel Gore

I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy.

— Markus Zusak

I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should be published as a wish to escape the feared…

— Tanith Lee

I was first published in the newspaper put out by School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where I was a student. I wince…

— David Sedaris

One of the things that probably drew me to writing was that it was something you could get on with by yourself. Publishing means…

— Graham Swift

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single…

— Karrine Steffans

That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue…

— Natalie Goldberg

When I was first published it was like having people rushing in coming to find out where I was hiding. Scary!

— Selima Hill

When I was doing it, I just thought, 'I'm going to do this because it's fun.' I wasn't writing for a publisher or a…

— Anna Todd

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

Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I've done. I find it strange, but I…

— Chris Kyle