How I Became a Writer cover art

How I Became a Writer

 Preview
Subscribe now Free with 30-day trial
Offer ends on 14 April, 2026 at 23:59.
Prime logo
Pay ₹5/month for 2 months and ₹199/month after 2 months, Cancel anytime. Offer ends on 14 April 2026 at 23:59. Take this offer!
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep.
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks.
Download titles to your library and listen offline.
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

How I Became a Writer

Written by: Gloria Steinem
Narrated by: Marianne Fraulo
Subscribe now Free with 30-day trial

Pay ₹5/month for 2 months and ₹199/month after 2 months, Cancel anytime. Offer ends on 14 April 2026 at 23:59.

₹199 per month after trial ends. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹100.00

Buy Now for ₹100.00

LIMITED TIME OFFER | Get 2 Months for ₹5/month

About this listen

"My one writerly habit was describing everything I did, no matter how absorbing or how trivial, as if I were standing outside myself and watching. That is, I would get up in the morning and look out the window, all the time thinking, 'She slid from the rumpled bed, yawned, and looked out at the pale...no, thin winter light. It was going to be another one of those days....' That kind of thing; very corny."

Every writer's origin story is different. In How I Became a Writer, Gloria Steinem charts her unlikely journey from restless teen in Toledo, Ohio, to professional magazine writer in Manhattan - with sage advice and "random directives" for getting started.

How I Became a Writer was originally published in Glamour, October 1965.

©2016 Gloria Steinem (P)2017 Audible, Inc. Art & Literature Authors Entertainment & Celebrity Women
All stars
Most relevant
A nice little nugget of wisdom. I liked the straightforwardness - the clarity and the humor. Well read too.

Honest, light and deep at the same time

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved this brief account from an extremely talented woman, told with wit and honesty. Take that Chat GPT

Really fun and concise

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.