Managing Editor’s Blog: Older Writers and Finding Success
This month please welcome a new editorial feature: monthly blog posts about writing and publishing by our managing editor Annie Mydla. You'll find them on our Essays on Writing resource page and we'll announce them in our newsletter.
Our first essay is "Older Writers and Finding Success". Many older writers want us to tell them if their work is good enough to continue with it. Annie writes,
I wonder if there are other questions hidden underneath it: "Does anyone care about my writing?" "Will I find commercial success?" "Does anyone care about me?" "Am I worthwhile?" "Do my thoughts matter?" "Am I creative, or just a fake?" "Have I accomplished anything in life?"
Rather than give simplistic or superficial answers, Annie has some suggestions to find success and satisfaction:
- Try flash nonfiction
- Seek out publications that are looking for older writers (we provide a list)
- Make writing social
- Get involved with anti-ageist activism in the arts
Source: https://winningwriters.com/resources/older-writers-and-finding-success
Published: May 14, 2024
