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A Wrinkle in Time was almost never published. You can’t name a major publisher who didn’t reject it Picture Quote #1

When I published my first novel, Slammed, I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me Picture Quote #1

Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages Picture Quote #1

I’d always rather stand or fall on my own mistakes. There’s nothing worse than looking back, in a published book, at a line edit or a copy edit that you felt queasy about and didn’t want to take, but took anyway Picture Quote #1

If somebody asked for the first draft of something I’d written, it’d probably be pretty close to whatever got published. I get enjoyment out of writing, but I get absolutely no enjoyment out of rewriting, so I don’t do much of it. The more you work on something, certainly, the better it gets. But there’s also a pretty clear law of diminishing returns Picture Quote #1

More and more books are published every year. If people were not reading them, they wouldn’t be published. We are now reading electronic books or whatever else, but people are still reading, and people still need stories Picture Quote #1

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As for [Amiri] Baraka, he and I have disagreements. I mean, he becomes a demagogue when there’s an audience. He’s a nice guy in private. I mean I like the guy; he’s a terrific writer. I’ve published two of his books. Baraka is one of these fundamentalists who is prone to idol worship Picture Quote #1

I’m sure that a previous generation of Jews who published radical newspapers and journals would be critical of [David] Simon’s projects. These were left wingers who suffered casualties in some of bloodiest strikes in American history Picture Quote #1

Many of Judy Blume’s books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now they’re widely accepted as an essential part of the children’s literary canon Picture Quote #1

In some ways, getting published in children’s literature is a little more open than publishing adult literature. It’s less hinged on who you might know Picture Quote #1

WikiLeaks published the Afghan War Logs and U.S. diplomatic cables stolen from a classified network by an Army private Picture Quote #1

I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression Picture Quote #1

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Though I didn’t quite plan it that way, I had my two sons at just about the same ages my mother saw me and my sister off to college, and my first novel was published when I was 46. This ‘tardiness’ isn’t something I’m proud of, but I’m happy to be an inspiration to others who arrive at these milestones later than most of us do Picture Quote #1

I would give worlds, if I had them, if The Age of Reason had never been published. O Lord, help! Stay with me! It is hell to be left alone Picture Quote #1

It breaks my heart that we are always being nudged toward the most recently published books, when so many worthy books have gone unexplored Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick Picture Quote #1

I have been amazed by the interest in cognitive behavioral therapy that has developed since ‘Feeling Good’ was first published in 1980. At that time, very few people had heard of cognitive therapy Picture Quote #1

I’d gone to Wellesley College, an amazing women’s college where the students were encouraged to follow our dreams. However, after I graduated and had a historical romance published, more than a few people indicated that, in some way, my career choice was a ‘waste’ of so much education Picture Quote #1

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I published a bunch of my older books in e-book format with Open Road, which is great and has tons of hard to find older books available there Picture Quote #1

If Truman hadn’t published ‘Answered Prayers’ in parts, he’d have had the drive to finish it. The peacocks took it away from him Picture Quote #1

The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get ‘Tinkers’ published but couldn’t were the years when I had to decide, Why do I want to be a writer? I realized that writing is the thing itself; writing is not a means to publication, writing is not a predicate of publication, so I spent years making art for art’s sake Picture Quote #1

It’s much easier for people to compare wages or identify bad employers or discuss bad labor practices in the Internet economy than it was in, say, a factory environment, where that stuff wasn’t usually published or available Picture Quote #1

In my memoir, I admit that I’ve been as fearful of success as of failure. In fact, when ‘Passages’ was published, I so dreaded bad reviews that I ran away to Italy with a girlfriend and our children to hide out Picture Quote #1

All those people whose faces decorate the shopping bags of Barnes and Noble, with a few exceptions, would never get published today Picture Quote #1

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Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published everyday, like those of a baseball player Picture Quote #1

I started writing as a child. But I didn’t think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, in my published complaints about not being a writer, I have recalled the prospect - the yearning to be a writer - as it first formed for me Picture Quote #1

Floating Worlds,’ published in 1975 and the lone science fiction novel by acclaimed historical novelist Cecelia Holland, was unique in being completely devoid of the usual pulp influences present in much space opera up to that time Picture Quote #1

Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I’m totally insane Picture Quote #1

I didn’t have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself Picture Quote #1

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A Wrinkle in Time was almost never published. You can’t name a major publisher who didn’t reject it (Published Quotes) When I published my first novel, Slammed, I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me (Published Quotes) Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages (Published Quotes) I’d always rather stand or fall on my own mistakes. There’s nothing worse than looking back, in a published book, at a line edit or a copy edit that you felt queasy about and didn’t want to take, but took anyway (Published Quotes) If somebody asked for the first draft of something I’d written, it’d probably be pretty close to whatever got published. I get enjoyment out of writing, but I get absolutely no enjoyment out of rewriting, so I don’t do much of it. The more you work on something, certainly, the better it gets. But there’s also a pretty clear law of diminishing returns (Published Quotes) More and more books are published every year. If people were not reading them, they wouldn’t be published. We are now reading electronic books or whatever else, but people are still reading, and people still need stories (Published Quotes) As for [Amiri] Baraka, he and I have disagreements. I mean, he becomes a demagogue when there’s an audience. He’s a nice guy in private. I mean I like the guy; he’s a terrific writer. I’ve published two of his books. Baraka is one of these fundamentalists who is prone to idol worship (Published Quotes) I’m sure that a previous generation of Jews who published radical newspapers and journals would be critical of [David] Simon’s projects. These were left wingers who suffered casualties in some of bloodiest strikes in American history (Published Quotes) Many of Judy Blume’s books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now they’re widely accepted as an essential part of the children’s literary canon (Published Quotes) In some ways, getting published in children’s literature is a little more open than publishing adult literature. It’s less hinged on who you might know. (Published Quotes) WikiLeaks published the Afghan War Logs and U.S. diplomatic cables stolen from a classified network by an Army private. (Published Quotes) I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression. (Published Quotes) Though I didn’t quite plan it that way, I had my two sons at just about the same ages my mother saw me and my sister off to college, and my first novel was published when I was 46. This ‘tardiness’ isn’t something I’m proud of, but I’m happy to be an inspiration to others who arrive at these milestones later than most of us do. (Published Quotes) I would give worlds, if I had them, if The Age of Reason had never been published. O Lord, help! Stay with me! It is hell to be left alone. (Published Quotes) It breaks my heart that we are always being nudged toward the most recently published books, when so many worthy books have gone unexplored. (Published Quotes) I’ve always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick. (Published Quotes) I have been amazed by the interest in cognitive behavioral therapy that has developed since ‘Feeling Good’ was first published in 1980. At that time, very few people had heard of cognitive therapy. (Published Quotes) I’d gone to Wellesley College, an amazing women’s college where the students were encouraged to follow our dreams. However, after I graduated and had a historical romance published, more than a few people indicated that, in some way, my career choice was a ‘waste’ of so much education. (Published Quotes) I published a bunch of my older books in e-book format with Open Road, which is great and has tons of hard to find older books available there. (Published Quotes) If Truman hadn’t published ‘Answered Prayers’ in parts, he’d have had the drive to finish it. The peacocks took it away from him. (Published Quotes) The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get ‘Tinkers’ published but couldn’t were the years when I had to decide, Why do I want to be a writer? I realized that writing is the thing itself; writing is not a means to publication, writing is not a predicate of publication, so I spent years making art for art’s sake. (Published Quotes) It’s much easier for people to compare wages or identify bad employers or discuss bad labor practices in the Internet economy than it was in, say, a factory environment, where that stuff wasn’t usually published or available. (Published Quotes) In my memoir, I admit that I’ve been as fearful of success as of failure. In fact, when ‘Passages’ was published, I so dreaded bad reviews that I ran away to Italy with a girlfriend and our children to hide out. (Published Quotes) All those people whose faces decorate the shopping bags of Barnes and Noble, with a few exceptions, would never get published today. (Published Quotes) Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published everyday, like those of a baseball player. (Published Quotes) I started writing as a child. But I didn’t think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book. (Published Quotes) Sometimes, in my published complaints about not being a writer, I have recalled the prospect - the yearning to be a writer - as it first formed for me. (Published Quotes) Floating Worlds,’ published in 1975 and the lone science fiction novel by acclaimed historical novelist Cecelia Holland, was unique in being completely devoid of the usual pulp influences present in much space opera up to that time. (Published Quotes) Not being published would be great. When I say that to other writers they look at me as if I’m totally insane. (Published Quotes) I didn’t have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself. (Published Quotes)

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