Attention Quote by Stephanie Land

I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.

— William Peter Blatty

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

In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to…

— Neil Gaiman

I got a couple of different contacts from publishing companies saying they'd be interested in a book about my work: not a kiss-and-tell book,…

— Linda Ronstadt

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

When we were first offered a book deal prior to Avon's, they were trying to get us to change it from the first-person story…

— Kenny Loggins

I don't sign contracts for my books.

— Andrew Vachss

I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.

— Larry Hagman

My first book deal was for two Mark Genevich novels. I hadn't planned on writing a second Genevich novel, but I was contracted to…

— Paul G. Tremblay

I wrote 'The Art of the Deal' and numerous other books. Some were number one best-sellers. I guess 'The Art of the Deal' is…

— Donald Trump

It used to be a lot easier to get a book deal.

— Patti Davis

You have to remember that Shadow and Bone' was the first book I sold. And it was, in fact, the first book I ever…

— Leigh Bardugo