Being Quote by Scott Westerfeld

In a sense, being a full-time writer is less fun because there's no office to go to anymore, there's no set routine, there's no…

— Aravind Adiga

I haven't always been a writer and I suppose I tiptoed around the idea of writing full time, because it's so isolating.

— Marisha Pessl

Unlike a typical professional, I can't quit my job to become a full-time author; I don't have that luxury. For me, writing is therapy;…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I think writing is a part-time career, because otherwise you get a little stale, maybe even self-indulgent, when you have to fill the hours…

— Cynthia Voigt

I'd love to write full time. But it's not something that is due to me because I'm a writer. Times are very hard for…

— Evie Wyld

When you first quit your regular job and you become a full-time writer, you are paralyzed with free time. You have so much free…

— Matt de la Pena

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular,…

— John Scott

I'm an author. And writers write books. And writing books is a full-time career.

— Marianne Williamson

I rarely talk about work with writers, and I love getting together with writers. I think writers are great to get together with, because…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.

— Donald McKay

Writers sometimes are paid a great deal of money, but much more frequently they're not paid or are paid only a little bit.

— Alice Mattison

You have to really have a taste for being alone to be a writer.

— Paul Auster