“I'm a struggling writer, I'm struggling to convince people I'm a writer.”
“I'm not an aspiring writer; I'm a writer aspiring to be read.”
“I'm not a drug salesman. I'm a writer.""What makes you think a writer isn't a drug salesman?”
“I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.”
“If I'm a lousy writer, then an awful lot of people have lousy taste.”
“I'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem.”