Books Quote by Hallie Ephron

I only published my first novel at the age of 40. Till then, I wrote short stories.

— A. B. Yehoshua

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didnt publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single…

— Karrine Steffans

I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy.

— Markus Zusak

I've been writing since 1973. I've written nonfiction things of that nature, but I'm probably best known for crime fiction and, to some extent,…

— Joe R. Lansdale

I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.

— J. A. Jance

Wrote my first "novel" when I was six. Studied a bit in college, but then pursued history... But when I started writing professionally, it…

— David B. Coe

I always wrote as a vehicle for expression but did not try writing for publication until my mid-thirties, at which time I started writing…

— Elizabeth Berg

I was 35, had always wanted to write novels, and thought that I had better do it while I was young enough.

— Diana Gabaldon

I wrote my first book when I was in my late thirties.

— Malcolm Gladwell

As for suspense, I like to write books that draw you into the hero's plight from the opening pages, where people put their lives…

— Andrew Gross