Edgar Rice Burroughs: How He Went From Snake Oil Peddler to Late-Blooming Media Mogul
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a rich kid who failed at every venture he started—until he created a wild man named Tarzan.
Writers
J.K. Rowling observed, “There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” Perhaps that’s why writers constitute Later Bloomer’s largest category. Our books and stories can become healing gifts to ourselves and to the future.
Wallace Stevens: The Lawyer Who Won the Pulitzer for Poetry at Age 75
At age 75, Wallace Stevens won the Pulitzer for poetry while serving as vice president of Hartford Insurance. How did he reconcile this double life?
Lee Child: Fired at 40 and World Famous by 50. Is His Legend Real?
According to Lee Child’s official biography, he was downsized at age 40, spent six bucks on a pencil and pad, and wrote an international bestseller in a year. Was it really that easy?
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe’s Author Pioneered Two Writing Genres in His 60s
We recognize Daniel Defoe for Robinson Crusoe, which he published at age 59. But this late-blooming author also pioneered the genre known as “faction” when he wrote about London’s Great Plague.
Creative Irish Late Bloomers: The Hidden Archives
Did you realize that many Irish artists started late? A special “hello” to Anne McDonald’s Spring 2020 Portmarnock Artist’s Way Group.
Agatha Christie: Her Brilliant Late-Blooming Encore as an Archaeologist
In her 40s, after a divorce, a breakdown, and a mysterious disappearance, bestselling author Agatha Christie found true love and became an archaeologist.