Allowing Quote by Will Allison

Before the arrival of my first son, I gave up on the moribund business of magazine publishing, where I had long dreamed of a…

— Rumaan Alam

In my 20s, I was a freelance writer with little money and living in a rabbit warren one-and-a-half-bedroom with a roommate.

— Alissa Quart

I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

— Flea

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire.

— Frank Darabont

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

I've lived a life of unplanned freelance employment.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

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

— Matt Ridley

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 had a 20-year career. I have two children. The advantage of writing later in my life is that I already had a whole…

— Amor Towles

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer…

— Kevin J. Anderson

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

— Lloyd Alexander

I treat my writing like a day job, like my main job, even if for many years I was doing other jobs to pay…

— Miguel Syjuco