Accused Quote by Seth Godin

The worst thing that ever happened to writing is that it became a business, The purpose of business is to make money, and to…

— Dagobert D. Runes

I don't like writing - it's so difficult to say what you mean. It's much easier to edit other people's writing and help them…

— Robert Gottlieb

“Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories…

— Stephen King

I'm not a good business person when it comes to my writing.

— Tanya Saracho

The business of writing is empathising with situations that aren't your own.

— Richard North Patterson

The thing about writing is not to talk, but to do it; no matter how bad or even mediocre it is, the process and…

— Sylvia Plath

It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful.

— Joyce Maynard

We writers don't really think about whether what we write is good or not. It's too much to worry about. We just put the…

— Garrison Keillor

Bad writing is more than a matter of (expletive deleted) syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell…

— Stephen King

“I think this story-writing business is the foolishest yet," scoffed Marilla. "You'll get a pack of nonsense into your heads and waste time that…

— L. M. Montgomery

Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.

— Aimee Bender

It's okay to be a bad writer if you have something to say.

— Bill Stott