The voice of common sense, sanity, practicality and don't-give-upishness, as ever, from Nicola Morgan.

http://helpineedapublisher.blogspot.com/2011/01/age-and-unavailability.html

Emma

I always point people to this great book by a 70 year old first-time novelist: http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Elsie-V-Aidinoff/dp/0060556072

Two top publishers fought it out to get hold of Vanessa Gebbie's first novel. She's well into her 50s. But with the energy of a nine year old girl. Bet that helps.

No. Mary Wesley didn't publish until her glory years (70 odd, I think). Good writing, nerve & luck are what's relevant. I go by the theory that age is immaterial as long as you turn back your mileage now & then!

Deborah McKinlay (author of THE VIEW FROM HERE)