"I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online."

Publishing, Publicity, Responsibility, Writing, Sharing

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"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

Dave Eggers, American Writer

Publishing, Books, Design, Business

"The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it's obscurity."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Publishing, Authorship, Visibility, Obscurity, Threat

"Wanted has gone into second, third and fourth printings of the individual issues and the north American printings of Wanted #1 are now close to 100,000."

Mark Millar, Scottish Writer

Publishing, American, Now

"He left to do whatever editors do."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

Publishing, Mystery, Editing, Absence, Profession

"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets."

Anita Diament, American Author

Publishing,

"Digital publishing allows an author a new platform for which the words of one heart can be shared with all souls of the world."

Molly Friedenfeld, American Author

Publishing, Expression, Truth, Creativity

"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."

Sara Paretsky, American Author

Publishing, America, Literary, Name

"All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers."

Donald E. Westlake, American Writer

Publishing,

"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."

Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer

Publishing, Anxiety, Calamity, Effect, Emotions

"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"

Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer

Publishing, Literary, Mail, Now, Open

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"People who inspire such contradictory emotions must be worthwhile, I reasoned."

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"It's always been important for writers to be disciplined but now even more so. In addition to the traditional displacement activities like cleaning the fridge or eating cake writers are faced with a plethora of online possibilities (some of which may be professionally worthwhile as well as interesting and fun). As a writer it's important to learn how to focus so you can do both as and when you need to."

Discipline

"Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her " a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone."

Loneliness

"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

Talent

"The good thing about the aristocracy " German or English " was that they were easily traced, Mirabelle thought."

History

"It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think " the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late."

Society

"New technologies and resources offer exciting opportunities. They democratise access to information."

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"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

"The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it's obscurity."

"Wanted has gone into second, third and fourth printings of the individual issues and the north American printings of Wanted #1 are now close to 100,000."

"He left to do whatever editors do."

"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets."

"Digital publishing allows an author a new platform for which the words of one heart can be shared with all souls of the world."

"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."

"All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers."

"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."

"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"

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"People who inspire such contradictory emotions must be worthwhile, I reasoned."

"We are living in glorious days where each readers' voice can be heard."

"You have no future when the past rules you."

"When a chap is passionate, the readership can sense it."

"Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her " a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone."

"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

"The good thing about the aristocracy " German or English " was that they were easily traced, Mirabelle thought."

"It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think " the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late."

"New technologies and resources offer exciting opportunities. They democratise access to information."