Advice Quote by Kevin Henkes

“A lot of teenagers write to me and say "I want to write a book. I want to get published." And those are two…

— Maureen Johnson

I've kept journals at many times in my life starting from when I was about 13 or 14. But it's boring and contrived to…

— Erica Jong

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

— Laura Jane Grace

I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned savings -…

— Ruskin Bond

The object is not so much to get you to keep a journal while you are young, as it is to get you to…

— Wilford Woodruff

It's not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, "Read," but a writer can read…

— Alice Munro

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have…

— Richard K. Morgan

I was 17 when I wrote a collection of short stories and wanted it published but it didn't happen. A lot of publishing houses…

— Kanika Dhillon

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.

— Willa Cather

“One of the most helpful tools a writer has is his journals. Whenever someone asks how to become an author, I suggest keeping a…

— Madeleine L'Engle

You can't be too old to be a writer, but you can definitely be too young!

— Joanna Trollope

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