“Not thinking about money wastes my time, and I only have so much time to write. Thinking about money has saved me from writing another novel that probably won't sell.”Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“I know so many writers who say, 'just tell me what to write and i'll write it!' I do have that information, but it's not that easy. I can follow a sure-to-be-marketable idea and realize I have zero passion for it. If I have no passion for it, the writing will suck.”Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“After the excitement of finishing a whole novel had worn off, my agenting experience had kicked in: I could see the hook and the topic and theme of my novel wasn't going to work. And even if it worked it probably wouldn't sell. You'd think I would have caught this sooner, but I fell prey to what all…”Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“Building my career as an agent ate every spare moment I had. There would be no writing on mornings and weekends. I was making barely $30,000 a year as an assistant and I was struggling to pay my $675 Brooklyn rent. A few years later when I became a full-time agent, I went from a small salary to…”Tagged: Books, Money, Writers, Writers and money
“The only updates you need to send an agent reading your query is if you've received an offer of representation or the Nobel Prize. Everything else irrelevant.”Tagged: Writing, Books, publishing a book, Book Publishing, Book Publishing Tips