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Authors Quotes

I don’t think it’s any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep being nominated and not win Picture Quote #1

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn’t find anyone to talk to Picture Quote #1

I read reviews and consider myself pretty ‘plugged in’ to the literary cosmos, yet one of the things I love best about book-touring is the opportunity to compare notes with favorite booksellers around the country. I always come home with books by authors I’d never heard of - or books I’ve read about but didn’t realize I might love Picture Quote #1

As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it’s not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away Picture Quote #1

Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they’re called authors. Then there are some who can write better than authors; they’re called artists Picture Quote #1

Everyone writes the book he or she loves to read. Great authors write the books others love to read Picture Quote #1

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Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers) Picture Quote #1

Authors and artists are still afraid of breaking away as far as [William Burroughs] did... And he did it in the 50s! Picture Quote #1

Readers are often fans of Authors, but I, myself, am a fan of readers. They are the ones who breathe life into the pages that we give birth to, after all Picture Quote #1

My mum was a children’s librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum’s work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors Picture Quote #1

Hugh Howey and Amanda Hocking come to mind immediately as authors who managed to build a successful following without the initial support of a large publisher Picture Quote #1

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As authors, we all have to learn not to be reactive to public statements about our books. It’s really not our business what each reader thinks of them Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that writing talent has much to do with where one went to school, or the number of degrees on one’s business card, but I do get a bit bristly at the implication that romance authors couldn’t possibly be smart enough to get into an Ivy League school Picture Quote #1

As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable income Picture Quote #1

The Small Business Lending Fund was cleverly named by its authors last Congress. Since its implementation, however, it would appear a more appropriate name would be the Bailed Out Bank Refinancing Fund Picture Quote #1

I was frustrated for a long time with my colleagues in the business school world and with so many management authors who didn’t really see themselves as innovators. They were glorified journalists Picture Quote #1

Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that’s the way the business world works and whether or not the industry likes it or not, they can’t stop you from submitting to multiple agents and you know what? If an agent misses out on you because they took too long with your query letter, tough luck for them Picture Quote #1

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I can’t imagine why everybody is always so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an author’s business to write, not talk Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I look around cable news and it’s like you wonder whether you’re looking at anchors or authors Picture Quote #1

Teen authors love to flirt with taboo, to grapple - sensitively - with dark and frightening issues, and there is nothing darker and more frightening than cancer Picture Quote #1

Most books set in England between 1800 and 1840 have a ‘Regency’ feel. The reason that era is so useful for romance authors stems from the wide-ranging social changes that were occurring over that time, and the parallels, or echoes, those create with our time and the lives of our readers Picture Quote #1

Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking Picture Quote #1

Use description of landscape to help you establish the emotional tone of the scene. Keep notes of how other authors establish mood and foreshadow events by describing the world around the character Picture Quote #1

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I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most Picture Quote #1

After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors Picture Quote #1

I can only tell you that eggs, country ham, biscuits, a pot of coffee, a morning paper, a table by the window overlooking the veranda and putting green, listening to the idle chitchat of competitors, authors, wits and philosophers, hasn’t exactly been a torturous way to begin each day at the Masters all these years Picture Quote #1

I’ve been religiously reading the O. Henry Prize anthologies every year since college, when I first began trying to write stories. Many of the authors whose work I cherish the most were people I first learned about through The O. Henry Prize Stories - and then I’d go search for their books Picture Quote #1

When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we’ll be funnier to look at than to read Picture Quote #1

The manufacture and running of all the world’s computers, the toxicity of the hardware mountains that we currently dump on other countries; all this can be totted up on the environmental account of web-users and its authors Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think it’s any fun, even if you are one of the most respected authors in the world like Margaret Atwood, to keep being nominated and not win. (Authors Quotes) Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn’t find anyone to talk to. (Authors Quotes) I read reviews and consider myself pretty ‘plugged in’ to the literary cosmos, yet one of the things I love best about book-touring is the opportunity to compare notes with favorite booksellers around the country. I always come home with books by authors I’d never heard of - or books I’ve read about but didn’t realize I might love. (Authors Quotes) As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it’s not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away. (Authors Quotes) Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they’re called authors. Then there are some who can write better than authors; they’re called artists. (Authors Quotes) Everyone writes the book he or she loves to read. Great authors write the books others love to read. (Authors Quotes) Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers). (Authors Quotes) We as artists are actively encouraged - by other authors, your agent, publisher, and society - not to think about money, strategy, how to manage your career, how to create a brand, because we’re supposed to focus on the art. (Authors Quotes) Authors and artists are still afraid of breaking away as far as [William Burroughs] did... And he did it in the 50s! (Authors Quotes) Readers are often fans of Authors, but I, myself, am a fan of readers. They are the ones who breathe life into the pages that we give birth to, after all. (Authors Quotes) My mum was a children’s librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum’s work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors. (Authors Quotes) Hugh Howey and Amanda Hocking come to mind immediately as authors who managed to build a successful following without the initial support of a large publisher. (Authors Quotes) As authors, we all have to learn not to be reactive to public statements about our books. It’s really not our business what each reader thinks of them. (Authors Quotes) I don’t think that writing talent has much to do with where one went to school, or the number of degrees on one’s business card, but I do get a bit bristly at the implication that romance authors couldn’t possibly be smart enough to get into an Ivy League school. (Authors Quotes) As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points with our disposable income. (Authors Quotes) The Small Business Lending Fund was cleverly named by its authors last Congress. Since its implementation, however, it would appear a more appropriate name would be the Bailed Out Bank Refinancing Fund. (Authors Quotes) I was frustrated for a long time with my colleagues in the business school world and with so many management authors who didn’t really see themselves as innovators. They were glorified journalists. (Authors Quotes) Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that’s the way the business world works and whether or not the industry likes it or not, they can’t stop you from submitting to multiple agents and you know what? If an agent misses out on you because they took too long with your query letter, tough luck for them. (Authors Quotes) I can’t imagine why everybody is always so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an author’s business to write, not talk. (Authors Quotes) Sometimes I look around cable news and it’s like you wonder whether you’re looking at anchors or authors. (Authors Quotes) Teen authors love to flirt with taboo, to grapple - sensitively - with dark and frightening issues, and there is nothing darker and more frightening than cancer. (Authors Quotes) Most books set in England between 1800 and 1840 have a ‘Regency’ feel. The reason that era is so useful for romance authors stems from the wide-ranging social changes that were occurring over that time, and the parallels, or echoes, those create with our time and the lives of our readers. (Authors Quotes) Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking. (Authors Quotes) Use description of landscape to help you establish the emotional tone of the scene. Keep notes of how other authors establish mood and foreshadow events by describing the world around the character. (Authors Quotes) I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most. (Authors Quotes) After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors. (Authors Quotes) I can only tell you that eggs, country ham, biscuits, a pot of coffee, a morning paper, a table by the window overlooking the veranda and putting green, listening to the idle chitchat of competitors, authors, wits and philosophers, hasn’t exactly been a torturous way to begin each day at the Masters all these years. (Authors Quotes) I’ve been religiously reading the O. Henry Prize anthologies every year since college, when I first began trying to write stories. Many of the authors whose work I cherish the most were people I first learned about through The O. Henry Prize Stories - and then I’d go search for their books. (Authors Quotes) When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we’ll be funnier to look at than to read. (Authors Quotes) The manufacture and running of all the world’s computers, the toxicity of the hardware mountains that we currently dump on other countries; all this can be totted up on the environmental account of web-users and its authors. (Authors Quotes)

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