What’s With Writers and Late Blooming?
According to a recent survey, the average age for authors first published in book form is 42. According to Douglas Adams, the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything is also 42. Coincidence?
According to a recent survey, the average age for authors first published in book form is 42. According to Douglas Adams, the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything is also 42. Coincidence?
Mary Norton’s husband shipped out during World War II, leaving her with four children to support. Her writing sustained the imaginations of millions more.
P.D. James wrote her first crime novel at age 40 while working for the British home office. Seven more followed before she retired from civil service at 59. She wrote full-time until her death at age 94.
We remember John Muir for his fierce devotion to nature, not the wacky clockwork machines he refused to patent because he wanted everyone to benefit. Like many late bloomers, he possessed wide-ranging passions.
His life was touched by tragedy from an early age. Yet he retained a sense of joy and nostalgia, and wrote one of the most beloved children’s tales of all time.
If you count historical success by cities and controversy, Columbus has the edge. But if you liken it in square miles, late bloomer Amerigo Vespucci wins by two continents!
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