Book Proposal Quotes

#1. I was starstruck and completely confused; making a film of this story hadn't even occurred to me, and I hadn't written a single line of the book yet. I had no idea how this man knew anything about my book proposal.

Laura Hillenbrand

#2. As a book author, it's your responsibility to cast a vision for your book about the length and appearance before you pitch the idea to a publisher.

W. Terry Whalin

#3. If your ego is hurt you may become angry. Understand that ego itself is a disease. Dissolve your ego as far as possible. If you have inferiority complex, or have a very deficient ego you will loose your temper very easily.

Rajneesh

#4. What type of Manhattan Night proposal is this?

(Note: I am talking about Manhattan Night movie, book)

Deyth Banger

#5. In high school, I decided I wanted to learn guitar, so I picked it up and starting teaching myself some basic chords and started playing with friends. Guitar inherently lends itself to be guitar music, especially when you're not good at guitar.

Autre Ne Veut

#6. Hook your editor with a strong opening sentence to bring attention to your writing.

W. Terry Whalin

#7. Do what we will, the Colorado will one day find an unimpeded way to the sea.

Donald Worster

#8. Maturity is when you live your life by your commitments, not by your feelings.

Rick Warren

#9. Mike Ruby, a writer in the magazine's Business section, used to call Newsweek writing f - k-style journalism: Flash (the lead), Understanding (the billboard - why is this story important), Clarification (tell the details of the story), and Kicker (bringing it all together with a clever ending).

Lynn Povich

#10. As the sailor locates his position on the sea by "shooting" the sun, so we may get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God.

A.W. Tozer

#11. This was love, I supposed, and eventually I would come to know it. Someday it would choose me and I would come to know its spell, for long stretches and short, two times, maybe three, and then quite probably it would choose me never again.

Lorrie Moore

#12. You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

Walter Annenberg

#13. 'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues.

Zac Goldsmith

#14. I'm against Capitol Punishment in all forms, and I have written many pamphlets on this subject in the manner of Swift's Modest Proposal pamphlet incorporated into Naked Lunch; these pamphlets have marked Naked Lunch as an obscene book.

William S. Burroughs

#15. What are you doing here?"
"Came to inadvertently insult you some more apparently. Who knew?"
Instead of being amused, which was what he'd been hoping for, she narrowed her gaze on him. "I really don't like you."
Fang leaned forward to smirk. "You're really not supposed to.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#16. If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke.

Stephen Colbert

#17. No book or magazine article is for "everyone" so know your audience, then target them with your writing.

W. Terry Whalin

#18. cupid, get your worthless ass down here

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#19. It's an expensive place. The cheapest salad is twenty-five dollars."
"I hope that comes with extra croutons and a hand job.

Andrea Speed