“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
“I believe that, in an ideal world, writers would feel free to write what matters to them without having to consider success, failure, the market, etc.” WorldFeelsWritingBelieveMatterI BelieveIdealsEtcWhat MattersSuccess FailureIdeal World Author:Claire Messud