Biblical Quote by N. T. Wright

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

— Claire Tomalin

I didn't start really focusing on writing until I was 24.

— Jesmyn Ward

I was nearly 40 when I started. I had no fear that I wasn't going to write. I knew it was just delayed. Then,…

— Jane Gardam

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 never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious…

— Joyce Carol Oates

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 didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing was an…

— Junot Diaz

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

— Malcolm Gladwell

Wrote my first "novel" when I was six. Studied a bit in college, but then pursued history... But when I started writing professionally, it…

— David B. Coe

I started writing when I was 4.

— Jenna Blum