The Constant Art of Being a Writer Quotes

“There are two important reasons to send your work out: The more you are published, the larger your audience becomes, and the more you send your work out, the more you learn about it.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction

“Marketing for writers should be about building an audience by connecting with people. The more you interact with your readers, the greater understanding you have of them, and the more you grow yourself. All this unrelenting hawking of one's book seems to degrade both the writer and the work—and it certainly dehumanizes the readers by equating them with a possible unit sold.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction

“While you write, it's all about art. When you're finished, it's business.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction

“If someone doesn't get something, find out where they became lost; that's important for you to know. If your reader doesn't get something, that doesn't mean that it's bad. They may not "get" the work because they're not your market, the person you're ultimately writing for, but it could also be because you missed something. And if you missed something, you want to know that because you can go back and fix it. That's what editing is all about.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction

“If you don't work at it, you have no right to complain that others are more successful than you are. This is not a job for the lazy. Writing has to be your number one priority.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction

“The most difficult part of being a writer is living the life. There are no guarantees that you will be a success, and, if you are, there are no guarantees that you will continue to succeed. But you just keep on working. You have no choice; it's as if being a writer is encoded in your DNA.”
― N.M. Kelby, The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction