Developing Quote by Lydia Davis

My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job that pays…

— Abraham Verghese

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

— Poppy Z. Brite

Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.

— Julia Cameron

If you have some other profession that allows you your evenings or weekends, terrific, stick with that. Having a profession other than writing also…

— Debra Dean

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to…

— Stephen Ambrose

If you want to be a writer, then write. Write every day!

— Samuel Johnson

I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to…

— Dorothy Allison

I graduated from college in 2014 and started freelance writing. I'd write anything that paid, including filling local events calendars for hourly rates.

— Stephanie Land

I have a day job, which means my family isn't dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I…

— Jim C. Hines

I have a day job, which means my family isnt dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I…

— Jim C. Hines

If writing is your passion, write and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. You don't need to quit your day job to do…

— Bindu

I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and put…

— Robert Harris