Career Quote by Drew Goodman

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

“There are times you wake up in the middle of the night, fingers hit the keyboard and you allow words to flow. That is…

— Jenn E

“Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day, for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the…

— Katrina Monroe

“Writing is easy: just stare at the screen of your computer until a tear drops on your keyboard.”

— Paulo Coelho

“Writer? A complimentary term to conceal one’s insanities.”

— Coco J. Ginger

“As writing is one of the desperate professions, it has universal appeal, especially for those not engaged in it.”

— WH Auden

“Every writer I know, when asked how to become a writer, responds with one word:Read.”

— Marilynne Robinson

“I have never thought of writing as a profession. It is a solitary independent activity in which practice can never bestow seniority.”

— John Berger

“Writing is such a solitary occupation that it takes a long time to build up a group of professional peers with whom you genuinely…

— Sara Sheridan

“Being a writer is an important job because we bring emotion and imagination into a world filled with endless, inane chatter.”

— Jennifer Probst

“Writing is a form of intense thinking that takes a person on a journey into previously uncharted territory of the writer’s mind.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“If you're a writer, reading is part of your job description.”

— Mark Rubinstein