Advantage Quote by Alain de Botton

I'm a writer, but this is a business. You have to look at it in the way you would look at any business.

— Janet Evanovich

Of all the disciplines involved in making anything - TV, film or anything I do - the writing is the most valuable commodity.

— Ricky Gervais

Other people get into occupations by accident or design; but writers are born. I could work at selling motels, or slopping hogs, for fifty…

— W. P. Kinsella

Writers in a profit making economy are an exploitable commodity whose works are products to be marketed, and are so judged and handled.

— Tillie Olsen

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

— Maureen Johnson

Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what's selling and what's doing well but don't try to write…

— Jeff Abbott

Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.

— Anna Quindlen

If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.

— Amish Tripathi

When you come from within the industry, you are better prepared for the industry. For example, you see your family deal with the nonsense…

— Arjun Kapoor

Most of my writing friends are working in academia. Most of my business school friends are always talking about bringing companies public, and money,…

— Victoria Chang

I think I'm a writer, and it's my job. People in other professions are expected to do their jobs all the time. Why shouldn't…

— Richard Greenberg

I'm not a good business person when it comes to my writing.

— Tanya Saracho