"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy."

Publishing, Privacy, Silence, Peace, Solitude

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"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy."

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"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

"Author's WarningIf you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it contains cusswords as well as tasteful depictions of cannibalism and people in their forties having sex. Don't blame me. I told you."

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"I should have my own publishing companies."

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"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."

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"I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped."

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"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

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"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."

Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer

Publishing, Literary, Running, Newzealander

"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."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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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

"Because it is so scatterbrained and has absolutely no charts and graphs, I'm actually quite surprised the Bible sells."

Donald Miller, American Author

Publishing, Religion, Bible, Humor, Faith

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