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I was freelance proof-reading, freelance editing, creating illustrated slides for doctors' presentations - just so I'd have enough money to take the time to…

— Celeste Ng

I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!

— Lydia Davis

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

— Matt Ridley

After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything on a…

— Chris Pavone

Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule.

— Lois Lowry

So for a long time, I did a lot of freelance writing in addition to writing fiction and such - I was a food…

— Tod Goldberg

I like writing because I can do it anywhere, and I don't need money to do it.

— Viv Albertine

I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it took. But…

— Dennis Lehane

It might be more difficult because you haven't got a book or a prop, but for the most part I like to write unpaid...…

— Peter Morgan

I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But…

— Christopher Paul Curtis

My wife and I are involved in writing/publishing/promotion twenty-four/seven. It isn't a day job; it's life.

— Kevin J. Anderson

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to…

— Stephen Ambrose