“Writing is still my main career, but I would love, for instance, to serve in the New York State Assembly.” WritingStillsStatesCareersNew YorkInstanceAssemblyNew York State Author:Mark Helprin
“A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to start a career. To sustain it, you have to keep writing and you have to keep creating.” PeopleWritingEnoughSocialCareersMediaFiguresCreatingAspectSocial MediaMomentumMerchandising Author:Tyler Hilton
“I don't really write journals and stuff and then adapt them to music, it's completely within the form of the song. My great obsession and basically the bane of my existence is caring probably too much about every word, but it's too late to change my career path.” WritingFormSongStuffExistenceCareersPathToo MuchLateCaringObsessionToo LateJournalBaneCareer Path Author:Emily Haines
“I just really enjoying creating in general; I used to also write stories and play music and do different crafts, but illustration ended up being the creative outlet that I focused on for my career. I feel like illustration gives me the flexibility to tackle more abstract or loose ideas, as well as just enjoy the process of putting time into developing a skill.” GivingFeelsWritingWellsIdeasDifferentPlayStoriesUsedProcessEnjoyCareersCreativeSkillsCreatingGive MeFocusedCraftsDevelopingAbstractFlexibilityOutletsIllustrationCreative Outlets Author:Julie Dillon
“To think of writing poetry as a "career" is not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. To the imagination. To the way one thinks of art. The reason poetry as a genre is so special is because it cannot be made a commodity.” ThinkingWayWritingArtMadeReasonImaginationCareersSpecialDangerousRidiculousGenreCommodityWriting PoetryGenre Is Author:Cate Marvin
“A lot of young girls don't realise how diverse the career opportunities are in games development. Many think that you need elite math skills and a vast knowledge of all things tech to work in games, and haven't thought about avenues like design, producing, art, writing or composing.” ThinkingNeedsWritingArtYoungGirlOpportunityGamesCareersHavensDesignDevelopmentSkillsAll ThingsMathRealisingElitesDiverseAvenuesComposingCareer OpportunitiesMath Skills Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“The band projects just took natural priority. I didn't really have a solo career, just wanted to share the music in another way and to learn more about writing, recording, etcetera.” WayWritingWantedNaturalCareersShareBandProjectsPrioritiesSoloAnother WayEtcetera Author:Ken Hensley
“If you don't put 99 percent of yourself into the writing, there will be no publishing career. There's the writer and there's the author. The author - you don't ever think about the author. Just think about the writer. So my advice would be, find a way to not care - easier said than done.” IfsThinkingWayWritingSaidDoneWould BeCareCareersAdviceEasierPercentPublishingEasier Said Than Done Author:Andre Dubus
“Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make it? They feel, and often with considerable justice, that they are being overlooked while others with less talent are out there making careers for themselves. I always give the same advice. I say, Do it the hard way, and you’ll always feel good about yourself. You write because you have to, and you get this unbelievable satisfaction from doing it well. Try to live on that as long as you’re able.” WayGivingFeelsWritingTryingWellsLongSaidHardAbleYoungJusticeCareersAdviceTalentPoetSatisfactionCorruptionFeel GoodSubtleAbout YourselfUnbelievableOverlookedHard Way Author:Philip Levine
“Write. Remember, people may keep you (or me) from being a published author but no one can stop you from being a writer. All you have to do is write. And keep writing. While you’re working at a career, while you’re raising children, while you’re trout fishing--keep writing! No one can stop you but you.” PeopleWritingMayChildrenRememberCareersFishingRaising ChildrenTroutTrout Fishing Author:Katherine Neville
“At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species.” WorldWritingHumanityCareersCreativeSpeciesDestructiveEndeavorHistorianWorld History Author:Paul Johnson
“Teaching well draws from the same well that writing draws from: the reserves of compassion and ability to listen and concentrate on another. So I have to have fine line between teaching and writing. I try not to ever think of career. I just try to go to the dream world every day.” ThinkingWorldWritingTryingWellsDreamLinesAbilityCompassionCareersTeachingFineDrawsReservesFine LinesDream World Author:Andre Dubus
“You think you're writing one historical novel and it turns into three, and I'm quite used to a short story turning into a novel - that's happened through my whole career.” ThinkingWritingWholeStoriesUsedTurnsThreeCareersNovelHappenedHistoricalShort StoryHistorical Novels Author:Hilary Mantel
“I'm really loving acting. I want this as a career. I'll still write music and collaborate with people, but I'm focused on the acting path.” PeopleWantWritingStillsActingCareersPathFocused Author:Julianne Hough
“I would not recommend poetry as a career. In the first place, it's impossible in this time and place - in this culture - to make poetry a career. The writing of poetry is one thing. It's an obsession, the scratching of a divine itch, and has nothing to do with money. You can, however, make a career out of being a poet by teaching, traveling around, and giving lectures. It's a thin living at best.” GivingWritingFirstsCultureCareersImpossibleOne ThingTeachingDivinePoetObsessionPoetry IsLectures Author:Maxine Kumin
“When I was writing songs, I always thought I'd make more of a career out of the drawings, the comics even more than the music.” WritingSongCareersDrawingWriting Songs Author:Daniel Johnston
“Riffing on language will create wonderful effects you never intended. Which leads me to this writing advice: 'Always take credit for good stuff you didn't intend, because you'll be getting plenty of criticism in your career for bad stuff you didn't mean either.'” WritingMeanLanguageStuffCareersWonderfulAdviceEffectsCriticismCreditPlentyWriting AdviceLeading MeBad Stuff Author:Roy Peter Clark
“I wrote lots of scripts that never got made and they were terrible. I thought they were good at the time. You can't write two scripts and expect your career to take off. Keep writing. Be you. Be original. A lot of people go for a genre, which is fine if you can do that really well, but we all have such layered histories. We all come from a unique background. Write about your past, write about you. Or make stuff up, but make it about something that really matters.” PeopleIfsWritingWellsMadeTwoMatterPastStuffCan DoCareersFineTerribleUniqueOriginalsScriptsBackgroundsGenreBe YouOur PastYour Past Author:Nicole Holofcener
“I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts, and my heart being broken. I wrote about my views whether they were liberal or conservative. I wrote about everything. I wrote about my life. When I did not have paper coming in as green backs, I'd use random pieces of paper for stories. It was like, I got no money, but I have paper to write. So I wrote.” WritingHeartHelpingStoriesUseViewsActingCareersPiecesJourneyBrokenMy HeartPaperGreenMedicineConservativeHelp MeNo MoneyHeart BreakBeing Broken Author:Omari Hardwick
“I've always felt profoundly about what's going on in the world on a daily basis. What I hadn't felt was that I was at a point in my writing career where I could write about these things in songs and do it well.” WorldWritingWellsSongFeltCareersBases Author:PJ Harvey