Author Credibility Quotes

I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me.

Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.

Written by a woman automatically is better.

Those who relish the study of character may profit by the reading of good works of fiction, the product of well-established authors.

If you don't believe in yourself, and you don't have the fortitude to make that dream happen, why should the hotshots in the publishing world take a chance on you? I don't believe that you need an MFA to be a writer, but I do think you need to take some good workshops.

What I hear about the book does not sound like the Scott McClellan I knew for two years. I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I knew Scott better than any other White House correspondent or Washington reporter.

Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of doors.

Does one ever read a politician's books?

Even if Pearl S. Buck hadn't spent most of her life in China, she'd have every right to write about it.

Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.

I think it's important if you're going to write a cookbook, it should sound like you talking - it should be things you actually believe, otherwise I'm not interested.

Writing a book makes you an expert in the field. At the very least, when you hand someone a book you wrote, it's more impressive than handing a business card.

When I look at what a writer owes to the reader, it's critical to know that everything you're writing about is not made up in your head. I feel that unless you can document and be certain about what it is that you're writing about, the reader is going to lose faith in your own integrity.

I am frustrated by celebrities who decide to write children's books because they think it's easy. That drives me crazy. It's frustrating because it's unfair to children. Because they'll get a lot of attention, they'll get a lot of marketing budget and so on just because they're a celebrity - the Madonnas, the Ricky Gervaises, the Russell Brands.

You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' but that ain't no matter. That book was made by a Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.

The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to read.

Indeed, 'The Second Plane' is such a weak, risible, and often objectionable volume that the reader finishes it convinced that Mr. Amis should stick to writing fiction and literary criticism, as he's thoroughly discredited himself with these essays as any sort of political or social commentator.

The area we define as what Quora's good at is long-form text that's useful over time, and where you care about who wrote the text. Not that you need to be friends with them, just that they're someone trustworthy.

Those who read the fiction assume that, because I'm also a historian, I know what I'm talking about.

I don’t mind citing a bad author if the line is good.

Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.

I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.

I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.

One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.

I get so annoyed by famous people who have not actually written the books they slap their names on.