M J Rose I’ve had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes. – M J Rose Authors Quotes Avoid Quotes Dozen Quotes Guidebook Quotes Meyers Quotes Mistakes Quotes Novels Quotes Published Quotes Randy Quotes Susan Quotes Wrote Quotes Don’t spend more than 10% of your marketing/PR budget on a trailer. Trailers have to be marketed, too. So, far too many authors wind up marketing their trailers instead of their books. Sometimes what you mustn’t do is just as just as important as what you must do.
Jim Kerr It’s really easy to talk about U2, but there are very few bands that have that talent and all that intelligence, and I think when they came to the start of the ’90s, when all the bands that had broken through in the ’80s were about to find it tough, they regrouped and brought in an extra brain. – Jim Kerr
Adam Grant Takers are self-serving in their interactions. It’s all about what can you do for me. – Adam Grant
Roger Ross Williams Imagine that you’re a gay man, and you’re spending all your time with people who believe you are possessed by the devil. Or, in the case of a lot of Ugandans, with people who believe you should be killed. Someone told me once that I’m worse than a dog, I’m the scum of the earth, so for me, it was draining. – Roger Ross Williams
Albert Brooks Drive’ came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, ‘You’ve always talked to me about Albert wanting to play the heavy. I think he should read this.’ My ears just perked up. – Albert Brooks
Michelle Ryan Doing the same thing day in, day out. It’s just so boring. I like to jump from different things. – Michelle Ryan
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