I read with much verve and enthusiasm the article in today's WSJ about "late in life" publishing (see here). If it's behind a paywall, I apologize, but try to get it, it's worth the time.
I don't necessarily consider myself "late in life" just yet, although there are those who would argue that I should. Still, I do try to publish writing, and I am past 40, so I think I qualify. So for those reasons the article was intriguing.
I wrote a few months back about Gillian Flynn (see here) and her writing routines. This one is more about the success of publishing in later years and how just being older shouldn't mean that you have no hope of publishing.
I am in no way intrigued by Miss Boulley's premise, although she might be a fantastic writer, I'm not into Nancy Drew style YA mysteries, nor am I a huge fan of native american heros in my writing. I've dallied in it some, sure, but I don't have a penchant for it.
I was intrigued by this line and if I had the time I'd probably go read this novel:
Nancy Pearl was 72 for the arrival of “George and Lizzie,” which includes a teenage character who sleeps with the whole high-school football team. Anne Youngson was 70 for “Meet Me at the Museum,” an epistolary love story between elderly strangers—and a left turn after her career running new vehicle development projects at Land Rover.
Two things struck me. First, I'd love to read Anne Younson's novel, Meet me at the Museum. That sounds like such a fun book, so similar to the show Last Tango in Halifax which I adored.
Secondly, I was struck by the fact that she was just a new vehicle PM for Land Rover. I was expecting more connections. So often people who publish late in life have oodles of conncections that they rely on for getting their work noticed. PM for Land Rover hardly seems like it would yield many publishing connections. Wonder what her husband does . . . (my cynical side screams)
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