My work is writing, but my real work is being.

The more interesting the 9-to-5 work is, the more it takes away from my real work, which is writing.

— Judith Rossner

“My writing is my real work. My job is merely the way by which I debase myself for money.”

— Giando Sigurani

I don't think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief--if anything it causes rifts and gaps in belief which make…

— Brian Evenson

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any…

— Lou Reed

It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.

— Donna Tartt

Back to work. If I’m [writing] I’m not thinking about the crazy.

— Faith Hunter

There's less skill and more plain hard work to writing than anyone except a writer thinks.

— Mabel Seeley

I usually don't have to do a lot of research in my work, as I'm writing about something I'm already familiar with.

— Amy Bloom

That's the hard work of writing. The imagining.

— Jincy Willett

“However, just like any line of work, writing is a negotiation, and creative control is as elusive as financial stability. I discovered that writing…

— Alice Driver

Co-creation is much more work than writing somewhere in a hidden corner and then publishing your content. However, the benefits outweigh the costs.

— Alexander Osterwalder

Like everyone else, there are days when I don't want to go to work. However, writing is a job like anything else.

— Francine Rivers

As a teacher at Princeton, I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don't…

— Joyce Carol Oates

It is so much hard work writing your first novel. You're not even sure that it is possible to do.

— Asa Larsson

We have to diversify, we have to find work we can do that helps other people while helping ourselves, work that has to do…

— Alice Mattison