Elena Ferrante Quotes

I wrote my book to free myself from it, not to be its prisoner.

Elena Ferrante

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I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.

Barbara Kruger
- Book
- History
- Think
Writing my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell.' I was earning enough to scrape by sometime around a book or two before 'Tell No One.' I moved up from $50,000 to $75,000, then $150,000 for each book. I had never thought I would be doing anything else. I had enough encouragement.

Harlan Coben
- Up
- Writing
- Book
I can ask for a £25,000 advance, but then you spend a year writing the book, and £25,000 is a loan against sales, and you can easily spend five years earning out. So that's £25,000 for six years.

Mal Peet
- Writing
- Book
- Year
I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool.

Nathan Fillion
- Book
- Day
- Passion
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.

Barry Schwartz
- Important
- Book
- Changes
A comprehensive marketing plan involves both online and offline efforts to use and broaden your existing platform to promote your book.

M. J. Rose
- Book
- Marketing
- Plan