Money Quote by Sharyn McCrumb

“Writing is a lot like sex: at first you do it because you enjoy it. Then you find yourself doing it with others. But…

— Michael J. Goulding

“Writing is a little bit like prostitution. First you do it for love. Then you do it for a few friends. Then you do…

— Molière

“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you just can't help it.”

— Leo Rosten

“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”

— Virginia Woolf

“Writing is the equivalent to a striptease. You better be comfortable with your body if you're gonna remove your clothes in public amid wolf…

— Kit Yan

“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”

— Robert Stump

“You have to invest yourself as a reader to be a good writer.”

— Saru Singhal

“The financial value put on the job of the writer and the misconceptions around that make it extremely difficult to enter the profession.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one. Start…

— E.B. White

“I need a job and I want to be a paperback writer...”

— The Beatles

“A freelance writer is paid per word, per piece, perhaps.”

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

“There's just one advice for an aspiring writer; write.”

— SciFurz