Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books.

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter.

Marriage is the only game where the trapped animal has to buy the license.

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.

Fiction writers can’t be trusted. They make things up.

If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver.

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.