Book Quote by Kent Haruf

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

— Kent Haruf

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

— Malcolm Gladwell

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

— Claire Tomalin

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

— A. B. Yehoshua

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

— Sara Paretsky

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

— David Sedaris

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 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 wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer.

— John Boyne

I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.

— Sue Grafton

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