I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read. Kate Morton
I'm not constrained by being a genre writer. Any story I can imagine, I can cast as a fantasy novel and probably get it published. Lynn Abbey
In 1980, I published my first novel, in the usual swirl of unjustified hope and justified anxiety. Julian Barnes
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.' Martin Amis
Ninety-five percent of all writers who write do not get published, but 100 percent of all writers write because they have a voice in their head. The vast majority of writers simply write because they have to. Steve Berry
Once upon a time, novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, published in serial form. Margaret Atwood
Some people are just so happy to get published to, they sign anything. Next thing you know, they've signed over the rights to their book. Eric Jerome Dickey
There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world. Sandra Cisneros