Agents Quote by Tao Lin

I think I don't view myself as an author. I view myself as a person. I view anything as part of being a person,…

— Tao Lin

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

— Jacqueline Carey

I think my approach to a creative career was very entrepreneurial. Even though I'm a writer, I've always viewed my work much in the…

— Mark Manson

I'm a writer, but this is a business. You have to look at it in the way you would look at any business.

— Janet Evanovich

I believe whole-heartedly that anything you are passionate about, you can turn into a career benefit if you are a writer.

— DaniAlla

I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected…

— Rachel Kushner

I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The…

— Ashwin Sanghi

Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or…

— Sara Sheridan

...One reason I became a writer was that I figured out that if you call yourself a writer, you can read all you want…

— Katherine Paterson

To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer - not just a one-article or a one-story…

— Langston Hughes

I hope I'm not just looked as a writer that is popular but as a writer of literary value.

— Sandra Cisneros

But a huge part of being a writer is discovering your own intellectual and aesthetic autonomy, and how you best get the best words…

— Paul Harding