Bits Quote by Michael York

I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years.

— Jennifer Weiner

I've basically worked as a journalist and a writer.

— Laura Moser

Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.

— Dave Eggers

I really like writing in English, and it's the best job I've ever had.

— Nell Zink

From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but I thought…

— Kevin Maney

I've always been a writer because I've always been a student. My mom's a retired professor, so I come from a very academic background.…

— Kerry Washington

I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it's afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a…

— Jennifer Egan

Besides acting, writing has been my passion for a long time.

— Antara Mali

I studied journalism, though I never really became a scribe.

— Nithya Menen

I'm a writer. I've been a journalist for my whole adult life.

— Stephen J. Dubner

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

I've always been a writer, and in high school, I was the editor of my school newspaper and I got a writing scholarship. It's…

— Zoe Lister-Jones