#publishing

Don't ask me what it means; ask me how it felt. ↗

— Jill Telford

#poems #poetry #self-publishing #art

It takes great courage to write great books. Find your courage and find your voice. ↗

— Kristen Lamb

#publishing #wana #we-are-not-alone #writers #writing

You can't judge a book by it's cover but you can sure sell a bunch of books if you have a good one. ↗

— Jayce O'Neal

#drjayce #humor #jayce #jayceoneal #publishing

I would not employ an author to referee a Ping-Pong match. By their very nature they are biased and bloody-minded. Better put a fox in a henhouse than to ask an author to judge his peers. (in a letter to the Governor General about the GA's Literary Awards & his issue--among others--with the judging system, 1981) ↗

— Jack McClelland

#awards #humor #judging #publishers #publishing

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#bad-reviews #self-publishing #writing #men

Always be "opportunity-ready" - The greatest door-opening opportunities often come in the form of objections. ↗

— Lisa Washington

#motivational #muse #publishing #writing #inspirational

Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn. ↗

— Tim Cahill

#editor #even #free #friends #giving

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start. ↗

— Anne McCaffrey

#electronic media #encourage #enough #get #good

Electronic distribution is more of a fall-back strategy for putting out a book that isn't deemed profitable enough to print. You hardly make any money publishing an electronic book. ↗

— Rudy Rucker

#book #deemed #distribution #electronic #enough

Mikazuki Publishing House is the only book publisher on earth with the motto "Education is the Key to Happiness. ↗

— Kambiz Mostofizadeh

#mikazuki-publishing-house #education