Beast Quote by Stephen King

My first crime novel, "Wild Horses," sold at auction, and that changed my life at an ideal time.

— Brian Hodge

I wrote 'Monster' and thought that it would solve a lot of my problems, that I'd have money in the bank, but I felt…

— Jon Bellion

It was an ongoing, long, treacherous struggle that we just had growing up. It's part of my story now and I think in owning…

— Chrishell Stause

This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Feeds.' back in 1964, is so rare it can…

— Wilbur Smith

I have a novel out, 'Lupus Rex,' that I wrote and am excited about that.

— John Carter Cash

Writing my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell.' I was earning enough to scrape by sometime…

— Harlan Coben

My self-publishing adventure led to my work being picked up by a traditional publisher and eventually hitting the bestseller lists. That led to two…

— Ashwin Sanghi

My novel got published, and I became a paid writer, which was nice, and then it came out, and nobody bought it, so I…

— Tom King

It felt like the first thing, but when I first started out, I got a job adapting a book by Russell Banks called 'Rule…

— Paul Thomas Anderson

I wrote a best-selling book, and if you don't believe me, you can come into my basement; I'll show you every copy.

— Anthony Scaramucci

As an author, I love to know my book sells really well.

— Jay Asher

When I sold my first book, 'A Conspiracy of Tall Men,' it was part of a two-book deal. It wasn't hugely lucrative, but it…

— Noah Hawley