A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
I was a writer for hire. I wrote to pay the bills.
When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.
When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.
There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain them.
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.
I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.
I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.