“Writing has nothing to do with publishing. Nothing. People get totally confused about that. You write because you have to - you write because you can't not write. The rest is show-business. I can't state that too strongly. Just write - worry about the rest of it later, if you worry at all. What matters is what happens to you while you're writing the story, the poem, the play. The rest is show-business.” PeopleIfsWritingI CanMatterStatesPlayStoriesShowsHappensWorryConfusedPublishingWhat MattersShow Business Author:Peter S. Beagle
“Most people quit. If you don't quit, if you rewrite, if you keep publishing in fancier places, you will understand that "What's the secret?" is not the question, which is, "Are you having fun?"” PeopleIfsWritingFunSecretQuittingHaving FunPublishing Author:Robert Lipsyte
“If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think of. The people I've worked with have integrity and intelligence and, almost always, less money than ideas.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksIdeasHouseCreationIntegrityBunchPublishingPublishersPublishing House Author:Peter Sotos
“And I'm working with all these great people at Sony Publishing.” PeoplePublishingGreat PeopleSony Author:Christy Carlson Romano