Spring is coming, and I’m looking forward to it. Combining Covid with cold weather has not been fun. I look forward to reading outdoors in my Adirondack chair. Glass of iced tea in hand, I’ll devour books by the dozen. I’ll also begin my gardening routine. I plant the fertilizer spikes beneath the azaleas on the first day of Spring. My herbs have survived the winter indoors so far for the first time, ever. I think they’re going to make it to spring. I’ll repot them, feed them, and set the pots outside. I also have bird feeders galore. Now to keep the squirrels away from the bird seed.
My birthday is in two weeks. I’m in my prime, so to speak. I got a bit of a late start when it comes to writing. I didn’t start professionally until I was in my late 40s. So now that I’m a bit older than that, I feel the pressure that comes with some birthdays to hit my literary bucket list. There are things I’d like to do with in the next ten years. Here are a few of them.
- Joint a local writer’s group.
- Get an agent.
- Finish my horror novel.
- Write a sequel to “Happily Ever After: Twisted Versions of Your Favorite Fairy Tales”, my erotic fairy tales book.
- Join a professional writers organization like Romance Writers of America.
- Aim for some awards.
I’ve never thought I was too old to begin a writing career. Neither do I think I should throw in the towel because I’m older now. Not a chance. Here are some writers who got a late start in life when it comes to careers:
Toni Morrison – 40
J. R. R. Tolkein – 45
Laura Ingalls Wilder – 65
Annie Proulx – 57
Raymond Chandler – 51
Henry Miller – 44
I’m starting a new writing gig in a few weeks. This is unlike anything else I’ve ever done, but I can’t talk much about it since I signed an NDA. But I can say I have a new project ahead of me that I’m very excited about. It may open up new vistas for me, and I am looking forward to it. I may be a mature woman, so to speak, but my career is just starting to take off. I don’t think age should hold you back.
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Elizabeth Black writes in a wide variety of genres including erotica, erotic romance, horror, and dark fiction. She lives on the Massachusetts coast with her husband, son, and her two cats. Her LGBTQ paranormal erotic shifter romance novel “Full Moon Fever” is now available for purchase at Amazon and other book distributors. Her collection of erotic fairy tales, “Happily Ever After: Twisted Versions of Your Favorite Fairy Tales”, is also available at Amazon.
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Hello, Liz,
You’re full of energy! That’s fabulous. I hope you achieve your writing objectives.
Meanwhile, thanks for reminding us that sometimes, talent takes time to mature.
Thanks, Lisabet. I do tend to have a lot on my plate. 🙂 Maturity often brings insight and wisdom which help with a writing career. I know many artists older than me who still have quite a bit to offer. They also don’t give up. The artist Grandma Moses didn’t start painting until she was 70. That alone inspires me.
Talk about small world. I just saw this trending on Twitter about singer Willie Nelson:
Author of 10 books. Actor. Curates own satellite radio channel. Runs 2 cannabis companies.
2 albums during past year, one became 53rd top-10 album, making him only artist to have top-10 record in 7 straight decades.
He’s 87.