Harry Bernstein is a first-time author at age 96.
"Into his 90s, decimated by the loss of his beloved wife, and alone at night with the memories of a rough and sad childhood spent battling an alcoholic father and vicious anti-Semitism, Harry Bernstein decided to write.
What started out as almost a form of therapy eventually turned into a book called "The Invisible Wall" that chronicles his childhood in a northern England mill town and — considering that it wasn't published until he was 96 — serves as an inspiration for aspiring authors." (Associated Press)
Read it and rejoice.
Monday, April 02, 2007
It's never too late
Posted by Beth at 11:46 AM
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And here I was silently bemoaning that I could be 40 before I get my novel finished.
Silly me. *s*
How are you, Beth? How is the writing? Can I ask that here? *g* I'll wait for an update, if you plan to post one soon, but I often wonder.....
Lori
My dear Lori--I'm 51 and still not finished!!! You've got LOTS of time. [g]
I have not been as productive as I would have liked in the last few weeks. Travel and other life experiences have intervened, and the procrastination bogie has reared his slimy head again. But I persevere. How goes it for you?
Beth,
I know. I know. I don't care a fig about aging, in general. But something about seeing 40 looming and not yet being published after 15 years of plugging away at it....
But never mind! The writing is going slowly, but well. I have one frustrating plot sequence that isn't coming clear to me, but otherwise it's just a matter of getting the scenes down, showing up each day and making myself available--and nurturing my love for Seona and Ian. All of which I more or less do. So it will get done. One day. God grant I should live so long. *bg*
I miss you at the forum, dear girl.
Not in an attempt to lure you back or any such subversive thing *g*, but we've been having a rollicking discussion on a series of books by Paullina Simons, set in WWII Russia/America. The first is The Bronze Horseman. Have you read them? They are nearly as compelling as Diana's novels.
Lori
Rhonddalyn has been after me for years to read The Bronze Horseman, and I finally have it sitting on my TBR shelf. So I will get to it soon. Right now I'm devouring Judith Merkle Riley's medieval Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, which I got for my birthday. If you have not read these, you must. She manages to keep the plot moving at brisk pace while soaking the reader 14th century ambience. And they're funny and whimsical, too.
Some days I miss the forum. Other days, not. But I think I'll stay away for awhile yet. I've set myself some goals and I want to meet them first before I show my face there again.
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