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If any sort of error is inexcusable, it’s an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked Picture Quote #1

It’s really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of eventually catching someone’s attention Picture Quote #1

I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published. It is really class ridden, literature Picture Quote #1

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper Picture Quote #1

I spent five years of my childhood in Port Elgin and came back to spend another five years of my young adulthood there as well, including the years in which I was first published Picture Quote #1

In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don’t trigger civil unrest and bloodshed in Europe. But write similar statements about Islam in Syria and you might see bloody uprisings Picture Quote #1

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I think people are confusing the right to write with the right to be published Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up Picture Quote #1

Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society . . . loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read Picture Quote #1

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won’t ever take another Big 6 contract since they’ve gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers Picture Quote #1

I’m a writer who stacks cat food for a living. It’s true: I have a master’s degree in creative writing, I’ve published two critically successful books, and I get paid to replenish the shelves of my local food co-op with pet food, sponges and toilet paper. Nine days out of 10, I do it quite happily Picture Quote #1

It’s perceived as an accolade to be published as a ‘literary’ writer, but, actually, it’s pompous and it’s fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself Picture Quote #1

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I did an audiobook for ‘Rough Crossings,’ which I thought was one of the best books I had published. But it was an absolute embarrassment to read it. All these horrible mucked-up bits of syntax, over-the-top adjectives. I found myself editing it while reading. Alert listeners will notice the difference Picture Quote #1

The world’s entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations Picture Quote #1

Dare to DreamYes, if you can dare to dream.Surely you can catch the sunlight’s beam.While all else seems to fail.Truth shall forever prevail.(Copyright excerpts from the poem and published poetry book ‘From the Silence Within Picture Quote #1

My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn’t dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I’m trying to keep my head on my shoulders Picture Quote #1

I have seen and drawn dying, poisoned worlds. I published a book of drawings called ‘Death of Wood’ about one such world, on the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and what was then still the German Democratic Republic Picture Quote #1

But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own Picture Quote #1

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could put all the published works online? The Internet Archive is trying to become useful as a modern-day digital library Picture Quote #1

The direct market has evolved into a machine that is very good at selling corporate-owned superhero titles published by two main companies: DC and Marvel Picture Quote #1

As I published books, I realized, that’s not really what I want. I don’t care about the books as much anymore. I just want to write poetry Picture Quote #1

I’ve read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I’d be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel Picture Quote #1

The whole of the hydrogen on the earth might be transformed at once and the success of the experiment published at large to the universe as a new star Picture Quote #1

I like shelves full of books in a library, but if all books become electronic, the task of big research libraries remains the same - keep what’s published in the form in which it appeared Picture Quote #1

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One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average hour of radio in the United States has 18 minutes of commercials Picture Quote #1

One thing I learned is that the park by the river in a recent story, ‘Getting Closer,’ is the same park by the river that appears for a moment near the end of ‘The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad,’ a story first published 23 years earlier. This echo at first irritated me, then pleased me deeply Picture Quote #1

Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone Picture Quote #1

If I couldn’t get published tomorrow I’d still be writing. It’s something to do with feeling so overwhelmed by this experience of life that you have to tell someone about it, and in a way that reorders the experience to make it manageable Picture Quote #1

Why am I obsessed with the idea I can justify myself by getting manuscripts published? Is it an escape-an excuse for any social failure-so I can say No, I don’t go out for many extracurricular activities, but I spend a lot of time writing Picture Quote #1

I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since Picture Quote #1

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If any sort of error is inexcusable, it’s an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked. (Published Quotes) It’s really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of eventually catching someone’s attention. (Published Quotes) I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published. It is really class ridden, literature. (Published Quotes) In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. (Published Quotes) I spent five years of my childhood in Port Elgin and came back to spend another five years of my young adulthood there as well, including the years in which I was first published. (Published Quotes) In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don’t trigger civil unrest and bloodshed in Europe. But write similar statements about Islam in Syria and you might see bloody uprisings. (Published Quotes) I think people are confusing the right to write with the right to be published (Published Quotes) I don’t know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up. (Published Quotes) Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society . . . loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read. (Published Quotes) I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won’t ever take another Big 6 contract since they’ve gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers. (Published Quotes) I’m a writer who stacks cat food for a living. It’s true: I have a master’s degree in creative writing, I’ve published two critically successful books, and I get paid to replenish the shelves of my local food co-op with pet food, sponges and toilet paper. Nine days out of 10, I do it quite happily. (Published Quotes) It’s perceived as an accolade to be published as a ‘literary’ writer, but, actually, it’s pompous and it’s fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself. (Published Quotes) I did an audiobook for ‘Rough Crossings,’ which I thought was one of the best books I had published. But it was an absolute embarrassment to read it. All these horrible mucked-up bits of syntax, over-the-top adjectives. I found myself editing it while reading. Alert listeners will notice the difference. (Published Quotes) The world’s entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. (Published Quotes) Dare to DreamYes, if you can dare to dream.Surely you can catch the sunlight’s beam.While all else seems to fail.Truth shall forever prevail.(Copyright excerpts from the poem and published poetry book ‘From the Silence Within (Published Quotes) My dream was to write a book and see it published. I didn’t dare imagine anything beyond that, so, I’m trying to keep my head on my shoulders. (Published Quotes) I have seen and drawn dying, poisoned worlds. I published a book of drawings called ‘Death of Wood’ about one such world, on the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and what was then still the German Democratic Republic. (Published Quotes) But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own. (Published Quotes) Wouldn’t it be great if you could put all the published works online? The Internet Archive is trying to become useful as a modern-day digital library. (Published Quotes) The direct market has evolved into a machine that is very good at selling corporate-owned superhero titles published by two main companies: DC and Marvel. (Published Quotes) As I published books, I realized, that’s not really what I want. I don’t care about the books as much anymore. I just want to write poetry. (Published Quotes) I’ve read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I’d be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel. (Published Quotes) The whole of the hydrogen on the earth might be transformed at once and the success of the experiment published at large to the universe as a new star. (Published Quotes) I like shelves full of books in a library, but if all books become electronic, the task of big research libraries remains the same - keep what’s published in the form in which it appeared. (Published Quotes) One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media within the last three weeks says that now the average hour of radio in the United States has 18 minutes of commercials. (Published Quotes) One thing I learned is that the park by the river in a recent story, ‘Getting Closer,’ is the same park by the river that appears for a moment near the end of ‘The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad,’ a story first published 23 years earlier. This echo at first irritated me, then pleased me deeply. (Published Quotes) Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone. (Published Quotes) If I couldn’t get published tomorrow I’d still be writing. It’s something to do with feeling so overwhelmed by this experience of life that you have to tell someone about it, and in a way that reorders the experience to make it manageable. (Published Quotes) Why am I obsessed with the idea I can justify myself by getting manuscripts published? Is it an escape-an excuse for any social failure-so I can say No, I don’t go out for many extracurricular activities, but I spend a lot of time writing. (Published Quotes) I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since. (Published Quotes)

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