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> [I started writing seriously about 1960, at the fairly advanced age of 30.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-saberhagen/i-started-writing-seriously-about-1960-at-the-fairly-advanced-age-of/)

[Fred Saberhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-saberhagen/)

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> [I started writing seriously when I was about 12. I am always in the mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-started-writing-seriously-when-i-was-about-12-i-am-always-in-the/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delany/i-took-my-writing-seriously-and-it-seemed-to-pay-off/)

[Samuel R. Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-r-delany/)

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> [Writing is something I take very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-gardot/writing-is-something-i-take-very-seriously/)

[Melody Gardot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-gardot/)

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> [I started writing seriously when I was a teenager, around 14 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/i-started-writing-seriously-when-i-was-a-teenager-around-14-years-old/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [I don't paint anymore. I haven't since I abandoned it at 19, in order to begin writing seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lethem/i-don-t-paint-anymore-i-haven-t-since-i-abandoned-it-at-19-in-order/)

[Jonathan Lethem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lethem/)

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> [I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didnt publish my first book until I was 41.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-haruf/i-began-writing-seriously-in-my-mid-20s-and-didnt-publish-my-first/)

[Kent Haruf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-haruf/)

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> [“Today I resolve to take writing seriously, to keep going and never stop, to learn everything I can and make it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-scott-bell/today-i-resolve-to-take-writing-seriously-to-keep-going-and-never/)

[James Scott Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-scott-bell/)

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> [“I take writing very seriously. There's a lot of responsibility in putting blood in the veins of fictional characters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooklyn-hudson/i-take-writing-very-seriously-there-s-a-lot-of-responsibility-in/)

[Brooklyn Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooklyn-hudson/)

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> [The best advice I can give to any aspiring author is to write every single day. Work at the craft of writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-davis-pinkney/the-best-advice-i-can-give-to-any-aspiring-author-is-to-write-every/)

[Andrea Davis Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-davis-pinkney/)

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> [I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-haruf/i-began-writing-seriously-in-my-mid-20s-and-didn-t-publish-my-first/)

[Kent Haruf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-haruf/)

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> [I didn't take writing seriously at first - I didn't think I could do it. When I did, I fell in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kaluuya/i-didn-t-take-writing-seriously-at-first-i-didn-t-think-i-could-do-it/)

[Daniel Kaluuya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kaluuya/)

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> [I was living in a large apartment with no furniture, just a typewriter, and because I had nothing else to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-van-booy/i-was-living-in-a-large-apartment-with-no-furniture-just-a-typewriter/)

[Simon Van Booy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-van-booy/)

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> [When I started writing seriously, I made the major discovery of my life - that I am right and everybody else is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/when-i-started-writing-seriously-i-made-the-major-discovery-of-my/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

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> [“Being a writer, I take thing seriously (not too seriously). I may be a young writer/self publisher, I do love to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simi-sunny/being-a-writer-i-take-thing-seriously-not-too-seriously-i-may-be-a/)

[Simi Sunny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simi-sunny/)

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> [If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ciardi/if-a-man-means-his-writing-seriously-he-must-mean-to-write-well-but/)

[John Ciardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ciardi/)

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> [When I started writing seriously in high school, English was the language I had at my disposal - my Spanish was domestic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/when-i-started-writing-seriously-in-high-school-english-was-the/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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> [I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyndi-lauper/i-always-sang-i-wanted-to-be-in-a-band-with-my-sister-and-i-was-at-11/)

[Cyndi Lauper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyndi-lauper/)

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> [When I settled to writing seriously, which would be in my 30s, I did expect to be published eventually, but my aspirations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-beverley/when-i-settled-to-writing-seriously-which-would-be-in-my-30s-i-did/)

[Jo Beverley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-beverley/)

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> [When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/when-i-decided-to-take-writing-seriously-i-did-a-lot-of-reading-and/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

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> [Some things lend themselves well to songs, some things don't, and I'm learning that a lot at the moment. It's still a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/some-things-lend-themselves-well-to-songs-some-things-don-t-and-i-m/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

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> [“I should write a serious book on China. If I did that and put in a lot of subtext about love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-james-freeman/i-should-write-a-serious-book-on-china-if-i-did-that-and-put-in-a-lot/)

[Jesse James Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-james-freeman/)

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> [I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-grafton/i-started-writing-seriously-when-i-was-18-wrote-my-first-novel-when-i/)

[Sue Grafton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-grafton/)

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> [“The important thing for any writer to remember is to take the writing seriously, but not the writer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-poynor/the-important-thing-for-any-writer-to-remember-is-to-take-the-writing/)

[A.E. Poynor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-poynor/)

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> [I suppose I started writing seriously at 16 years old. I thought I wrote a novel at 16 and sent it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-gaines/i-suppose-i-started-writing-seriously-at-16-years-old-i-thought-i/)

[Ernest Gaines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-gaines/)

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> [My journals were a clearing house - a garbage can. Once I was writing seriously, I understood that this was the stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/my-journals-were-a-clearing-house-a-garbage-can-once-i-was-writing/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

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