A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

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True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.

True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types...

In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

I am nothing special of this I am sure. I am just a common man...

I am nothing special of this I am sure. I am just a common man...

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to...

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing....

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...