Apprenticeship Quote by Irwin Shaw

Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin.…

— David Eddings

Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.

— Holly Johnson

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should…

— Wallace Stegner

One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting.…

— Lennie James

Most people won't realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.

— Katherine Anne Porter

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job -…

— Joanne Harris

Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.

— Anna Quindlen

Writing is something I can do by myself.

— Peter Coyote

Writing really is a difficult craft and there are many parts to master.

— James Johnson

I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally.

— James L. Brooks

The best thing about writing programs is that it rationalized the apprenticeship of a writer.

— Russell Banks

If you're going to write for a living, you should find something fun to write.

— Charles Stross