Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with. - Heather Hart

Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half. - John Wanamaker

They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers than they could ever be in my hands. - John Green

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. - Jack London

If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy. - Dorothy Parker

I always read books twice. The first time, you appreciate the story. The second time, you appreciate the writing. - Anonymous

So writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers. And don’t be jealous, especially in secret. That’s the worst kind. If someone writes something great, it’s just more clarity in the world for all of us. - Natalie Goldberg

Writing a great book requires its own form of privacy or solitude - a room or corner where you can be creative, productive, relaxed, and not be distracted by people or things while you write. - David K Jeremiah

The brain is like the muscle; books are the diet and writing is the workout. - Stewart Stafford

It’s not enough to be busy… The question is: what are we busy about? - Henry David Thoreau

The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better tomorrow. - Simon Sinek

My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I’m going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist. - Ted Dekker

You are not the next Stephen King. You are not the next Emma Bull. You are not the next anyone. You are the very first you. - Seanan McGuire

It’s like a piece of music; you never lose sight of the theme. Each scene pushes off to the next like music builds and you can almost hear the next chord progression, so it has a strict structure, which is very compelling. - David Strathairn

The hardest thing about writing a novel is getting it published. - Marianne Cushing

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of the hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant. - Marion Dane Bauer

Writing for adults often means just increasing the swearing - but find an alternative to swearing and you’ve probably got a better line. - Steven MoffatI am the master of all the words, and F*** is the best one. - Tumblr user headspace-hotel

Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you’ll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally gray terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting. - Joel Edgerton

A fight scene cannot be in your work simply because it is awesome. Hot dogs are awesome too. But not if what you are making is a hot fudge sundae. - Carla Hoch

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original. Whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence about how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. - CS Lewis