Back Quote by Tomi Adeyemi

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of…

— Karen Thompson Walker

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater

As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure…

— Tibor Fischer

Every couple of years when your book comes out then you have to go into these fights with the publisher and the publicist and…

— Robert Greene

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

Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn't have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book.

— Vivek Wadhwa

People only become writers if they can't find the one book they've always wanted to read.

— Virginia Woolf

When you're a working writer, sooner or later friends and acquaintances will get you alone and confide that they, too, have a book in…

— Steven Pressfield

You really need to approach each book as if you have been a failure. . . . If you start to believe your flap-copy,…

— Louise Erdrich

To gain the book, one must give up all hope for the book. It is the only way the book can get written.

— Bonnie Friedman

Authors are often sent a number of books to read for possible review and advance praise. It can be easy for new books to…

— Kameron Hurley

Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have…

— Ethan Canin