Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Bob Mayer

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Bob Mayer.

Last updated on November 23, 2024.

Robert Mayer is a New York Times-bestselling author and the CEO of Cool Gus Publishing. He is a West Point graduate and former Green Beret. Mayer has authored over 60 novels in multiple genres, selling more than 4 million books, including the #1 series Area 51, Atlantis, and The Green Berets. He has written under the pen names Joe Dalton, Robert Doherty, Greg Donegan, and Bob McGuire. He holds the distinction of being the only male author on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll.

American - Author | Born: October 21, 1959

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One thing I often talk about in my business is that an eBook is not like a print book: it's very, very different. It's organic. It's changing.

Bob Mayer

I read so much science fiction when I was young. I believe science fiction is the genre for exploration and to learn about possibilities via book.

Bob Mayer

Writing is a lonely profession.

Bob Mayer

The distance between me and my readers is the Internet. I can communicate with them and respond to every email I get or every mention on Twitter.

Bob Mayer

I often turn to my books when my own writing is having a hard time.

Bob Mayer

I've always said the hardest aspect of the job of being a writer is writing.

Bob Mayer

As fiction writers, we are entertainers.

Bob Mayer

The most important thing is readers. I've got a huge Twitter following, but I don't really think it sells books; I don't think a huge Facebook following sells books - although these things aren't bad, of course.

Bob Mayer

I think the philosophy that we don't know as much as we think we know resonates throughout my work.

Bob Mayer

First novels tend to be blood-lettings, and they're focused on you, not the reader.

Bob Mayer

Completing any writing project, particularly a novel, is a daunting prospect. Many people become frozen by the prospect. Others keep waiting for the right time. Some wait for the spark of inspiration. Even experienced writers find it is easier to do anything other than actually write.

Bob Mayer

A one-hundred-thousand-word novel might take a year or several years, and then you just come to 'The End' one day. But it takes hundreds of days to get to 'The End.' As a writer, you have to put in those hundreds of days.

Bob Mayer

Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.

Bob Mayer

People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours.

Bob Mayer