A friend from my critique group just posted this link about why first-time novelists are usually older than first-time actors or musicians. Focusing largely on the work and timelines involved in writing and publishing a novel, rather than the need for actors who can convincingly portray younger roles. At 40 years old, with a novella e-published in small press and my first novel only half written, I’m not sure whether to take comfort in the relative ages of other first-time novelists (averaging around 37 for those winning the John W. Campbell Award, according to one person posting a response) or to moan about the amount of time and effort left before I can hope to see publication of The Skin We Wear.
One remarkable thing, it seems like a lot of people go through 3 or more trunk novels (according to the linked post and the responses) before they come up with anything saleable. So, unless you count the trunk novel I wrote when I was 14, it looks like, late start or no, I did pretty well on producing a first opus that at least a respectable small press editor thought was worth showing the public.
[cross-posted from my LiveJournal page]
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