Dan Poynter Quotes & Sayings

Do not collaborate with someone you would not go camping with. — Dan Poynter

If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver. — Dan Poynter

Marriage is the only game where the trapped animal has to buy the license. — Dan Poynter

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

A manuscript not submitted is a book not published. — Dan Poynter

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

Fiction writers can't be trusted. They make things up. — Dan Poynter

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

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

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