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11 Examples of Writers Who Peaked Much Later Than Most People Realize

by N/A, 8 years ago | 1 min read

If becoming a writer is your dream, this group will inspire you to keep working until you get there. 

Writing History writers Literature Non-Premium

1. James A. Michener

James Michener was a teacher for most of his life, but actually wrote 40 books after the age of 40. 

2. Anna Sewell

Black Beauty was Anna Sewell's only published work and it was released when she was 57. 

3. Raymond Chandler

Chandler lost his job as an oil executive three days after the Great Depression and started writing a detective novel. His first novel was released when he was 44 years old. 

4. Marquis De Sade

De Sade's first novel, Justine, was finished when he was 51 years old. He was only able to write it because he was imprisoned for crimes related to sexual deviancy. 

5. Harriet Doerr

Harriet Doerr's work was inspired by her husband's death. She published Stones of Ibarra at age 74 and received a National Book Award.

6. Frank McCourt

Pulitzer Prize winner, Frank McCourt published Angela's Ashes when he was 66 years old. 

7. Helen Dewitt

Helen Dewitt's first novel, The Last Samurai, was released when she was 44 years old. 

8. Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing when she was 40 years old, but her work, Little House in the Big Woods, wasn't released until 20 years later. 

9. Sherwood Anderson

Anderson had many jobs before he made it as a writer. He worked as a racetrack helper, a newsboy and manager of a paint factory. He aspired to be a copywriter but didn't make it. When he was 43, his best work, called Winesburg, Ohio was released. 

10. Wallace Stevens

Wallace worked as a lawyer and also worked in insurance. His first work was published when he was 35, but his most popular works were released after he turned 50. He won a Pulitzer Prize at age 75, just a few months before his death. 

11. Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman was a screenwriter from the time he was 30, but didn't publish his first book until he was 90 years old. 

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