Amanda Hocking Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I still have the same friends I've had for the last 15 or 20 years.”

“I want to be a writer. I do not want to spend 40 hours a week handling e-mails, formatting covers, finding editors, etc.”

“I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually just sit and write until it's done.”

“It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.”

“Self-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else.”

“When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.”

“I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.”

“People have bad things to say about publishers, but I think they still have services, and I want to see what they are. And if they end up not being any good, I don't have to keep using them.”

“Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.”