Editing Quote by Celeste Ng

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

— Matt Ridley

I graduated from college in 2014 and started freelance writing. I'd write anything that paid, including filling local events calendars for hourly rates.

— Stephanie Land

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

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

— Courtney A. Kemp

So for a long time, I did a lot of freelance writing in addition to writing fiction and such - I was a food…

— Tod Goldberg

I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.

— Leonard Cohen

It might be more difficult because you haven't got a book or a prop, but for the most part I like to write unpaid...…

— Peter Morgan

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 didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.

— Naguib Mahfouz

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.

— Ted Dekker

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to…

— Stephen Ambrose

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer…

— Kevin J. Anderson