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.
His name is Edward Ricardo (E.R.) Braithwaite and he wrote “To Sir, With Love” at age 47. He’s been a writer, teacher, diplomat, professor, and social worker. His entire 104 years reads like a movie.
You might have heard Fleming was a playboy and spymaster before he penned Casino Royale at age 44. But did you also know he wrote a famous children’s book?
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?
Charles Perrault spent years as a loyal secretary for the government of King Louis XIV. After he retired, he transcribed his most prestigious work, Tales From Mother Goose.
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.
Sue Monk Kidd published The Secret Life Of Bees at age 53. Her spiritual journey took her from nurse to minister’s wife to writer of fiction and the sacred feminine.
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