Publishing Quotations | Page 4

The funny thing is, as a young person I was trying to write prose, and I wrote a lot of it, but I was never satisfied with the results. Two of the novels I wound up finishing and publishing later I started very early on, in my early 20's, In The Country Of Last Things and Moon Palace. Both of those books I worked a great deal on but never quite got a grip on either one.

The first accepted piece of writing is the most exciting. No other publishing experience matches it. Perhaps jaundice sets in, or expectations are raised, or one starts to think that one is better than is the truth.

Were also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course.

The music publishing I own is fabulous recording.

The strange thing is, we never owned our own publishing; it was always getting bought and sold.

I've never sold my publishing. I have 100% control of all of my publishing and that includes everything, every use of my songs.

It took me a long time to put it to use in things, but the name of my publishing company is Nine Music, and "Red" became my theme song.

While I was in Montrose, the publishing checks went into the band's coffers. This was our management's decision; we were just financing ourselves on the road.

When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything!

Things evidently false are not only printed, but many things of truth most falsely set forth.

The publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event.

There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country, and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs.

It is clear that a novel cannot be too bad to be worth publishing. . . . It certainly is possible for a novel to be too good to be worth publishing.

Publication - is the auction of the mind...