Edith Wharton: Downton Abbey Dropout, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Late Bloomer
Edith Wharton published her first book at age 35, a decorating guide for the rich. A quarter century later, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer.
Edith Wharton published her first book at age 35, a decorating guide for the rich. A quarter century later, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer.
Author Lindsay Edmunds stopped reading fantasy and science fiction her twenties, when she became a “responsible adult.” So why does she write it now, decades later?
Cheryl Strayed’s recent bestseller Wild took over fifteen years to write. Today I’m at Write It Sideways asking author Cynthia Morris, “Why do some books take so long?”
After ten years of rejections, Janet Evanovich published her first novel at age 44. Last year she ranked No. 79 on Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities.
Guest post by Daniela Gitlin, who realizes in her 50s: “To dance, that’s the primal longing. And I didn’t know it. Or more accurately, had forgotten. Till now.”
Need inspiration to get off the couch? Guinness World Book just named Gladys Burrill, age 92, the Oldest Female Marathon Finisher.
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