Overnight success Quote by Mary Karr

I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped.

— Daniel Berrigan

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

— Kent Haruf

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

— Kent Haruf

I've been willing to go for years without publishing. That's been my career.

— Marguerite Young

It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made…

— Jackson Browne

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

— Lloyd Alexander

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

— Sara Paretsky

I didn't really start publishing books until I was 40 because I was busy being a McDonald's employee. So there's always a sense of…

— Jerry Stahl

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 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 spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire.

— Frank Darabont

I'd never been published when I was young.

— Jack Vance