In 1980, I published my first novel, in the usual swirl of unjustified hope and justified anxiety.
Julian BarnesPublishers like a good buzz, and negative responses sell books just as well as positive ones.
Richard DawkinsVanity metrics are the numbers you want to publish on TechCrunch to make your competitors feel bad.
Eric RiesOne newspaper even published one of my nude paintings - the one of me naked from the waste up.
Cleo MooreNo one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
Dan SimmonsI'm a tattoo artist, and I went to school to paint, and I started writing and getting published.
David Labrava