Began Quote by John Francis

I started writing stories in my spare time.

— Ken Follett

I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell…

— Mike White

As a child, I amused myself by making up stories. I'd lie in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping and imagine other…

— Victoria Hanley

I wanted to become a director before I wanted to become a writer. When I was 10, people would ask me what I wanted…

— Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at…

— Amy Tan

I was young, and by instinct of self-preservation I had to collect my energy on something, if I were not to be whirled away…

— Anonymous

I started writing stories as a child.

— Danielle Steel

Somewhere along the line, I realized that I liked telling stories, and I decided that I would try writing. Ten years later, I finally…

— Janet Evanovich

I became a writer because I got addicted to story. The first storyteller in my life was my father.

— Salman Rushdie

Before I decided to concentrate on writing, I drew pictures and painted, and made Super 8 experimental movies. I was the singer in three…

— Dennis Cooper

When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

— Amanda Hocking

I used to split my time between writing, music and painting. I would work on a book and then abandon it, start a band,…

— Isaac Marion