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Authors should be as involved with the marketing of their books as they want to be. No more, no less. I happen to recognized,…

— Steve Almond

After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I've vetted other writers' contracts for them and…

— Jonathan Evison

I write books to influence people I will never meet. Books increase my audience and my message.

— Les Parrott

I love signing the books; it's so exciting to see my readers in person.

— Anna Todd

One of the things I like about publishing is that you don't promote the editor - you promote the book and the author.

— Jackie Kennedy

I try to be a lot of things for the authors I work with - a careful reader, a helpful friend who also happens…

— Kevin Sampsell

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author…

— Cass Canfield

Engage with your readers as often as you can. Readers, myself included, want a relationship with everyone in their lives, even the people behind…

— Anna Todd

Post-publication I have been surprised at the limited resources publishers have to promote books. I certainly knew that being a new author, I would…

— Renee Watson

An author needs to be in the market. He or she needs to come out with a new book every year. That keeps you…

— Ravi Subramanian

In my opinion, understanding who your target audience is, and what they want, and writing to them (and only them!) is the most important…

— John Locke

One of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading.

— Lauren Conrad