College Quote by Steve Rushin

While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything!

— Tanith Lee

It took me seven years of writing before I published my first story. And then, the publications trickled in over the next five years.

— Rob Roberge

I started in journalism: my first magazine, I developed when I was 10. I sent it round to the neighbors. I also sent it…

— Joanna Coles

I started, actually, in journalism when I was - well. I started at the 'New York Times' when I was 18 years old, actually,…

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

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

— Lloyd Alexander

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

— Marguerite Young

I was first published in the newspaper put out by School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where I was a student. I wince…

— David Sedaris

I started publishing stories in small magazines early on, but after seven or eight or nine years you feel like you need a little…

— Ben Fountain

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 write professionally at first. It took me nine years to get anything published. At the beginning I mostly wrote picture books, which…

— Gail Carson Levine

I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings.

— Carlos Fuentes