About Quote by Julia Glass

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.

— Danielle Steel

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

— Malcolm Gladwell

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel

— Sara Paretsky

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

— Kent Haruf

Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children's books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened…

— Nikki Grimes

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.

— Richard North Patterson

I can't wait for both my daughters to be old enough to read all my books. I loved it every time I saw my…

— Edwidge Danticat

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

— Kent Haruf

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher…

— Jeff Kinney

Finally, in my early 30s, I started writing fiction for the first time as an adult. That felt so scary, and I spent a…

— Julia Glass

I started writing when I was twenty. My first book came out when I was thirty-five. But I never expected that it would happen…

— David Sedaris

Writing my own stories had always been one of my dreams, but I didn't start until I was 29. I was working in a…

— Kate DiCamillo