Any Quote by Ben Schwartz

At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I…

— Ben Schwartz

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

— Matt Ridley

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

— Courtney A. Kemp

I was freelance proof-reading, freelance editing, creating illustrated slides for doctors' presentations - just so I'd have enough money to take the time to…

— Celeste Ng

After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything on a…

— Chris Pavone

And then afterwards I worked in advertising for a year which taught me about writing even when you don't want to (laughter) because there's…

— Nicholas Stoller

I was a freelance journalist, and it was a struggle because I had to pitch all the time, research, and stay on top of…

— David Mccandless

I started freelancing, writing op-eds and book reviews, one at a time. I then got the opportunity to write recurring freelance pieces for 'The…

— Ari Melber

I wrote for my high school and college newspapers. It was my only creative outlet in those days.

— Soupy Sales

I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access to those…

— Roisin Conaty

I started writing just to have a creative outlet during the down time.

— John Cariani

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear…

— Chris Pavone