Dan Poynter Quotes

“If only it were as easy to do the work of others
as it is to criticize their performance.”

— Dan Poynter

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter.

— Dan Poynter

“Fiction writers can't be trusted. They make things up.”

— Dan Poynter

Each step you take reveals a new horizon. You have taken the first step today. Now, I challenge you to take another.

— Dan Poynter

“A manuscript not submitted is a book not published.”

— Dan Poynter

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.

— Dan Poynter

Copyright? Copy RIGHT: Steal ideas, steal facts but do not steal words.

— Dan Poynter

Do not collaborate with someone you would not go camping with.

— Dan Poynter

If the big publishers are doing so well, why do they require writers to send return postage with their manuscripts?

— Dan Poynter

“Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.”

— Dan Poynter

“Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books.”

— Dan Poynter

“If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver.”

— Dan Poynter

“Five Minute Marketing is entertaining and thought provoking marketing advice by a Canadian for Canadians.”

— Dan Poynter

“Marriage is the only game where the trapped animal has to buy the license.”

— Dan Poynter