Before Quote by Morley Callaghan

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

— Sara Paretsky

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

— Malcolm Gladwell

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

— Danielle Steel

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

— Lloyd Alexander

After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the…

— Chang-Rae Lee

When I was turning 40, I felt that there were no books out there that hit the spot in terms of what I wanted…

— Molly Ringwald

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

— Claire Tomalin

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 didn't get one word published until I was well into my 30s. But I always tried.

— Judith Viorst