Writing Career Quotes

28 quotes by 24 authors

• Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule quite soon, a man discovers that… — Joseph Brodsky
• The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book — Holly Lisle
• I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a… — Judy Collins
• The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab. — Mary Roberts Rinehart
• My mother and I will continue on some level that I havent determined yet. I think my mothers a great character, and I have to… — James Ellroy
• I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective. — James Ellroy
• A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries the… — William R. Ferris
• It certainly made a film writing career for me. — Buck Henry
• I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form. — Sue Grafton
• I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time. — Lois McMaster Bujold
• I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself. — Danny Strong
• At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career. — Bernard Cornwell
• Well, I'm a writer by nature, and I got a little bit - a little taste of a daily fast-paced writing job, writing career, and… — Victoria Gotti
• I have had an inordinate and painful concern for the audience in my writing career. — Marsha Norman
• I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults. — Rick Riordan
• I think I succeeded as a writer because I did not come out of an English department. I used to write in the chemistry department.… — Kurt Vonnegut
• I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. — Harper Lee
• When I began my career as a flight attendant, I was a 21-year-old with a B.A. in English and stars in her eyes. I wanted… — Ann Hood
• I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it. — Matt Ridley
• I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career, and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while… — Douglas Coupland

Who Wrote These Writing Career Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 28 Writing Career Quotes as follows:

• 2 Writing Career Quotes by James Ellroy
• 2 Writing Career Quotes by Douglas Coupland
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Holly Lisle
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Judy Collins
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart
• 1 Writing Career Quote by William R. Ferris
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Buck Henry
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Sue Grafton
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Lois McMaster Bujold
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Danny Strong
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Bernard Cornwell
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Victoria Gotti
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Marsha Norman
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Rick Riordan
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Kurt Vonnegut
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Harper Lee
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Ann Hood
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Matt Ridley
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Amish Tripathi
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Virginia Henley
• 1 Writing Career Quote by James A. Michener
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Janette Turner Hospital
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Stephenie Meyer
• 1 Writing Career Quote by Joseph Brodsky