Patrick Rothfuss Quotes - Page 16

All Quotes Army Bones Character Childhood Children Failing Feelings Fun Giving Growing Up Heart Hurt Ignorance Language Life Lying Magic Math Moon Pain Past Pride Reading Running Sleep Students Summer Teaching Understanding Waiting Winning Worry Writing

It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't mean you know anything about marketing. Or layout. Or editing. Or publicity. Or

It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't mean you know anything about marketing. Or layout. Or editing. Or publicity. Or selling your books for foreign markets.Everyone can point to a few examples of people that have done very well for themselves self-publishing. But honestly, those folks are lucky as lottery winners.

Patrick Rothfuss

Book, Mean, Self

You want to publish with a publisher because a publisher knows how to publish a book. And you don't. You really don't.

Patrick Rothfuss

Book, Want, Know How

If you open the door and realize things like the fact that Batman is occupying the same narrative space that Robin Hood used to fill 400 years ago, then you have the freedom to ignore the pointless "what is literature" discussion and just talk about stories.

Patrick Rothfuss

Doors, Years, Realize Things