Experts Quote by Michael Pollan

Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery.

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

Even though my entire writing persona is prefaced on me not being an expert, I kind of am an expert. I know a lot.

— Jonathan Gold

There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write…

— Agatha Christie

“If you’re working with a writer, chances are you’re an expert. And if you’re an expert, chances are you’re boring. You can’t help it.…

— David Litt

Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.

— Michael Hyatt

I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession.

— Caroline B. Cooney

Writers have no real area of expertise. They are merely generalists with a highly inflamed sense of punctuation.

— Lorrie Moore

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know…

— Kristen Stewart

Writers were never meant to be professionals. Writing is not a profession, it is an activity, an essentially amateur occupation. It is what you…

— Fay Weldon

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

I never considered I might make a career out of writing as I was going to school, so when I did turn my attentions…

— Kim Harrison

“Do you know how you can tell a professional writer from an amateur?" "No." "An amateur worries about the work before starting. A professional…

— Avi