Buzz Quote by Stephen King

Yes, I've made a great deal of dough from my fiction, but I never set a single word down on paper with the thought…

— Stephen King

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that writing brings…

— Eloisa James

I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.

— Naguib Mahfouz

I remember selling my first short story and thinking, Oh my god, I sold something for fifty dollars! That gives me the authority to…

— Chuck Palahniuk

When I was about eight, I realised the person whose name was on the book got money for it, and it seemed almost too…

— Nick Earls

Whatever a writer gets paid for his book, it's never enough. I think that's true. It's hard work. But in the end, you wrote…

— Jim Gaffigan

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.

— Ted Dekker

I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.

— Damien Chazelle

“People always see me writing and ask me if they can read my writing. The answer is yes, after I publish it and they…

— Jarod Kintz

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that's not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

— Greg Curtis

One ought not to write for money, but I consider it a first duty after one has written to exact the highest possible price.…

— Mary Abigail Dodge

If I wanted to make money I would have written another novel.

— James Ellroy