Age Quote by Karin Slaughter

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

— Sara Paretsky

I don't sign contracts for my books.

— Andrew Vachss

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 sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old.

— Kevin J. Anderson

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

— Danielle Steel

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

— Kent Haruf

I started writing when I was twenty, and my first book came out seventeen years later.

— David Sedaris

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

— Kent Haruf

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

I didn't start writing my own books until I was 40.

— Claire Tomalin

I signed my first book contract without paying much attention to what it said. I didn't know at the time that the book would…

— Stephanie Land