Book Quote by 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 just always written, and always considered myself a writer. I wrote my first story when I was five. There was nothing else I…

— Jami Attenberg

I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write. But at times I have told myself that I don't necessarily have to publish…

— J. K. Rowling

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

If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.

— Paul Harding

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and…

— Charlaine Harris

I've been a writer my whole life.

— Scheana Shay

I published only in academic journals in philosophy until I was in my 40s, but I had been writing fiction and poetry my whole…

— Cheryl Mendelson

I've been writing as long as I've been able to form words. I never wrote with an idea of publishing anything until I began…

— Harper Lee

I've always wanted to be a writer, and I've kept journals since I was eight years old.

— Laura Jane Grace

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

— Megan McCafferty