Career Quote by Jan Doncom

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

— Jules Renard 1890

“I’m not saying you can’t do writing, just do some writing that you can build a career on. Creative writing isn’t going to get…

— Francesca Zappia

“Writing is not a job description. A great deal of it is luck. Don't do it if you are not a gambler because a…

— Margaret Atwood

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“Being a writer is a more difficult job than people imagine.”

— Sara Sheridan

“My writing is my real work. My job is merely the way by which I debase myself for money.”

— Giando Sigurani

“Writing is my passion, not my job. I need to write as much as I need to breathe, if not more.”

— A.E. Croft

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

— WH Auden

“Work often gets in the way of more important things, like writing.”

— Paul West

“The financial value put on the job of the writer and the misconceptions around that make it extremely difficult to enter the profession.”

— Sara Sheridan

“However, just like any line of work, writing is a negotiation, and creative control is as elusive as financial stability. I discovered that writing…

— Alice Driver

“Writing is like riding a bicycle: you don’t forget how, even if you go for years without doing it.”

— Isabel Allende