Books Quote by George Pelecanos

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.

— Thomas Perry

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire.

— Frank Darabont

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

Wrote my first "novel" when I was six. Studied a bit in college, but then pursued history... But when I started writing professionally, it…

— David B. Coe

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

When I got out of college, I had to make a living, and I started writing for magazines, and it felt like the perfect…

— Peter Heller

After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.

— Lynne Truss

I treat my writing like a day job, like my main job, even if for many years I was doing other jobs to pay…

— Miguel Syjuco

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 instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.

— Peter Straub

Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I…

— Jose Saramago

I went to college to study hospitality. I quickly got out of that and realized that what I liked to do was write.

— Richard Ford