Career Quote by Katie Fforde

“I am a storyteller and experience the bliss of writing.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

“Before I published any of my own stories, I read a great many stories by people as passionate about writing as I was, and…

— Dorothy Allison

“Stories help shape the way we see ourselves in the world. They help tell us who we can be and what we can achieve.”

— Nicola Yoon

“I choose to write because it's perfect for me. It's an escape, a place I can go to hide. It's a friend, when I…

— Alysha Speer

“I write stories, because I want to read them.”

— A.E. Croft

“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”

— Madeleine L'Engle

“I've been obsessed with stories since I was a kid so it's no surprise that I ended up writing for a living.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Just because I'm a writer doesn't mean that my personal experiences are embellished. Every life has a story.”

— Terry a O'Neal

“I might not have ever had the courage to write those stories without that experience, that training ground in how to look at one’s…

— Dorothy Allison

“I find that writing is as magical as the genre I write in. When the story comes alive and takes over, it's truly a…

— K.M. Randall

“Life is about accumulating a group of stories so rich and interesting that they'll serve you well beyond the time that whatever career you…

— Jason Myers

“I love telling stories for a living. The process of writing has its frustrations, but also its joys (there’s no high like typing “The…

— Marcus Sakey