Has anyone ever written a book?

I never wrote a book, but you never know what the future holds...
I've submitted an article for a science magazine, and it will be published during the following year. The article is on palaeontology (Upper Cretaceous vertebrate fauna).
I also helped (in quite a large proportion) translating a geology book from my native language (Romanian) to English, book that is also in press.

I have a book. The website to it is on my profile. It's dark fantasy. The blurb on the page tells you what it's about.

I, like you, am in the process of writing a book. And if it ever gets finished it will have been a long time coming. You are right, it is a huge project to put yourself into.
I started my book with an idea that I had and just started writing (on paper, the old fashioned way). As I've completed each chapter I've then typed them onto the computer, and gone through a first edit. While still working on the story at the same time. My book is more of a book written for a teenager/young adult and it is about love that was lost and then found again many years later.

Not a book, but I did wrote a story though, for a national contest. (won one of the first 15 places, dunno which XD)
It was a fantasia sort of, and I was very proud of it.
Currently I'm working on a book- and it taking lots of efforts from me, so I'll see how it goes.
I wish you good luck with your book writing, and there shouldn't be any age limit as to when you can write your book or story, so you supposed to be fine.
Happy myLotting!

I've just finished writing my first book and now I'm down to the editing which is the hardest part. I've decided not to go to a publisher because they can take up to two years to get it on the shelf and a lot of publishers aren't giving advances to new writers. Then if you do get a contract you might only get 20% per sale.

So I'm starting small and I'm going to sell it via eBay and using a print on demand publisher so there's no upfront costs, I've only got to pay for a copy once I sell one. I'll see about Amazon after that.

There's plenty of good books you can get about self publishing.

i wrote a novel. it has sociological content because my ba was in sociology. so, i used my degree. i also drew my covers on illustrator. and i did my own editing. i self published on lulu.com. and i also designed my own marketing material.
i just did a little bit at a time, each day, so it doesnt get to overwhelming for me because it is a lot of work and it can get stressful. and if i feel stressed, i just go work out in the gym to de-stress. i wrote the rough draft within a year, then i played with it and edited it for 2 years. then i just went for it and self-published it.

I have not written a book yet, however, I am working on several different books. Just not all at once. What I am doing is deciding what subject that I would like to write a book on, I write a potential outline, then I begin writing articles and/or blog posts based on the outline. When I get done with the outline, I will have a large amount of the book completed. At the same time, I am earning money off of the articles and blog posts. Hopefully, this give you some thoughts for your own endeavors.

Actually I dreamed also to publish a book, right now I am preparing my manuscripts and looking for a publication to submit my queries. My topic is all about European monarchy with emphasis on British monarchy. It is a very tiring process and took me 12 years to do an extensive research about their amusing lives. It was physically draining but somehow gave me enough satisfaction because that's my ultimate dream to have my works publish.

I've tried to write a few different books (love stories and biographies), none to which I have finished or intend to finish. I've tried to write children's books about disabled children, but due to having a miscarriage during that time I lost interest. But the most recent was my bridal guide book. I intend to finish that, but have put it on hold because I started the process while planning my own wedding that didn't take place. However, I'm now healed from that disaster and would love to finish my book. I've been in some great weddings and have helped plan some great weddings and they will be my inspiration for finishing the book.

When I decided I wanted to write a book I searched publishers in my area. I found Dorrance in Columbus. This is the company I intend to use when my book is complete. Pay attention when searching for a publisher, some will charge you up front. The beauty though, all of the publishing sites I did come across have no problem with letting you know the criteria and stipulations for submitting work them. Let me know how your search goes and who you decide to go with.
I hope I was atleast somewhat helpful.