@chelseymooreauthor: Here’s your reminder that the average author doesn’t publish their first book until their mid-to-late thirties, and many don’t reach a bestseller list until their forties or fifties. Keep going. #inspirational #authorsoftiktok #authorlife #authortok #booklover
Thank god I can keep sitting on my ass until I turn 40
2026-06-19 04:14:02
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M :
Relief just flooded through my body
2026-06-21 05:04:09
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Backroaddiaries :
It should be said Suzanne Collins also had a long career in children’s media too. She’s lead a full career pre Hunger Games
2026-06-20 07:57:43
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stokes :
Oh! So I’m not behind at 26, good to know
2026-06-20 08:26:09
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Candy :
Some people have to live a life before they can write a life.
2026-06-21 17:24:37
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ann parker :
I was 68 when I wrote my bestseller The Deadly Detective Agency. My 10th in the cozy series has just come out. It helps to be retired!!
2026-06-20 11:51:44
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ShannaLyn :
42 and Ive been working on writing projects since I was 6. I needed this. Thank you.
2026-06-20 00:30:48
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RedGirl Art :
Comforting.
2026-06-23 12:53:34
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breezybrittster2020 :
Tell that last quote to George RR Martin who won’t finish his series 😭😭😭😭
2026-06-20 00:16:43
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Velella Velella 🪼 :
theres a reason for it usually too. as you get older, the experiences you have and the things youve learned enrich your writing and give you more to work with for your world building. most of these people had education that extended beyond just vocabulary lessons and sentence structure.
2026-06-21 00:26:14
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evangelina 🤍 :
I just finished my first novel at 18 and cannot wait to write 100 more in this lifetime
2026-06-20 01:31:47
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Moon the Labradeer :
1st and only published book 10 years ago, 42 now, still chugging
2026-06-19 22:08:11
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𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑦 :
This was so refreshing. I am only 20 and I feel so behind already. I really need to slow down and just enjoy the writing process. There’s a reason their works are so wonderful and great things take time ❤️❤️❤️
2026-06-19 23:06:47
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Mr. N0b0dy :
oh so im actually early bet
2026-06-20 05:41:57
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alleenstaandevad3r :
there is still time
2026-06-21 23:27:19
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vorvdalord :
25 now with one book written. Honing my craft. Making the future me proud.
2026-06-20 18:17:55
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eatingpasta :
oh thank god
2026-06-20 20:50:21
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stassie :
I genuinely am glad I never let anything I wrote before I was 25 see the light of day
2026-06-23 15:33:41
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Jack Clover :
i needed this
2026-06-19 23:36:50
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lora_avocado88 :
growing up with a dad who's a writer i know it can take sometimes a whole decade to finally finish a novel. I've published some short stories with his help but I'm working now on my first attempt at a novel at 37 and I'm 75 pages into a first draft 2 months in. Slow and steady is the way.
2026-06-19 13:58:04
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🌈📚Chloe Thee Monster✨ :
Well jeez, now I lost an excuse. 😅
2026-06-19 17:47:58
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Sab | English for Italians🇬🇧 :
the fresh air that just flowed through my brain going through these slides 😭
2026-06-21 07:37:55
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maewrites00 :
This is incredibly freeing
2026-06-24 20:23:10
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blkkgyalperspective :
Oooo
2026-06-23 19:03:20
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Jay ◟̽◞̽ :
You have no idea how much I needed this
2026-06-27 17:53:12
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