Bringing Quote by George Stephen

I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day;…

— Karen Thompson Walker

I was a housewife, so I learned to write in times off, and I don't think I ever gave it up, though there were…

— Alice Munro

I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed.

— Steve Toltz

My husband really treats my writing like it's a job - and he reminds me of that when I have those low moments where…

— Celeste Ng

At a certain point, I got used to writing on demand. I developed a habit of writing like I hired myself! I also like…

— Jake Holmes

For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out.

— Katrina Onstad

It was failing part of my Ph.D. that led me into novel-writing. By then I was 29, had remarried and had a second baby.…

— Kate Atkinson

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

In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going.

— Paula Fox

When I first started writing, it was me alone with a computer in my apartment. I hated the time away from other people, and…

— Chuck Palahniuk

There have been years where I've had to take a real job and I wrote during slow times and lunches. I think never forgetting…

— Caroline Leavitt

I never was one to go into an office and write. For one thing, I had a job. I was cleaning the ashtrays and…

— Kris Kristofferson