tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post7089165167517592249..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Getting better with ageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-87004835486075256072011-05-21T00:54:14.397-05:002011-05-21T00:54:14.397-05:00Gorgeous cake, Claire! And as someone who is stari...Gorgeous cake, Claire! And as someone who is staring down the barrel of 40 this year, I can reassure you that 30 is a fine age to be. ;-)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-85282075501619310722011-05-21T00:35:08.810-05:002011-05-21T00:35:08.810-05:00Thanks Elizabeth! My workmates were horrified at h...Thanks Elizabeth! My workmates were horrified at having to cut the cake, being far too pretty, but we managed in the end :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-76586691919275794332011-05-17T19:06:05.288-05:002011-05-17T19:06:05.288-05:00(I want cake now, but only if it's pretty cake...(I want cake now, but only if it's pretty cake.)<br /><br />Happy birthday. Here's to a great and productive year of writing.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-35862063531518021732011-05-16T23:28:26.844-05:002011-05-16T23:28:26.844-05:00@E.C.- hurrah! Thanks for the reassurance :) I'...@E.C.- hurrah! Thanks for the reassurance :) I'm yet to come across anyone who's not enjoying their thirties so far (except me, really, since I went down hard with flu on my birthday and still haven't recovered a week later- I must admit, it's making me shake my head suspiciously and mutter about breaking down in my old age :P)<br /><br />@Deniz- so true. Feeling rushed just sucks, and it's needless. We'll get there when the universe is ready for us :)<br /><br />@Trisha- sounds like we've both got plenty to look forward to in the next few years :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-73394221290178082652011-05-16T23:25:58.470-05:002011-05-16T23:25:58.470-05:00@Zan Marie- no sweat here :) You'll get there ...@Zan Marie- no sweat here :) You'll get there in no time, and you'll have the great advantage of retirement and extra time to put you miles ahead :)<br /><br />@Gina- thanks! I always admire people who are so on top of things before they're twenty- that's exactly how I thought I would be, but it sort of escaped my attention that I actually had to work at it. I don't mind that I was busy travelling and studying instead, but anyone who does knuckle down and get it done is a real hero to me. So, well done you :) You've got so many great years ahead of you, too.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-53772433844680371922011-05-16T23:21:27.194-05:002011-05-16T23:21:27.194-05:00@Rogue- ha! That sounds like the worst 30th ever, ...@Rogue- ha! That sounds like the worst 30th ever, pretty much. Hope your birthdays since have been kinder. And thanks for taking the time to come back and comment again after Blogger ate your original ;)<br /><br />@Jilly- thanks! You sound like you're in the exact place I was in my early twenties- I also stopped writing for a period of three or four whole years, and it was almost like there was just too much living and growing to do to fit it all in. Finding the Compuserve Forum when I was 25 changed everything for me, so you're ahead of me already :)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-82271562259275054512011-05-16T20:32:07.772-05:002011-05-16T20:32:07.772-05:00I loved my 20s too, mostly the second half. But 30...I loved my 20s too, mostly the second half. But 30s are doing okay by me so far :) I'm turning 31 in a couple of months.<br /><br />Happy b'day!!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-12536598236309957502011-05-16T19:03:47.118-05:002011-05-16T19:03:47.118-05:00Oh, and welcome to the thirties. I can't belie...Oh, and welcome to the thirties. I can't believe I'm half a year shy of 32 *gasp*Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-2664281061685632102011-05-16T19:03:13.228-05:002011-05-16T19:03:13.228-05:00Gorgeous cake, Claire and yummy looking too!
And a...Gorgeous cake, Claire and yummy looking too!<br />And a timely post. I keep fretting about whether I'll ever achieve my dream of being published before 35, but you've reminded me that I've been taking this writing gig seriously for only a few years now - sure, I've been writing since grade school, but I've only been writing and editing with a view to publishing since... about 2006. Gotta stop feeling so rushed!<br /><br />Words, words and more words. You said it!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-22770060726733238762011-05-16T13:19:23.056-05:002011-05-16T13:19:23.056-05:00Happy 30th! Take it from me. Your going to love ...Happy 30th! Take it from me. Your going to love this decade. I turned 30 not too long ago and am having a blast. Age brings wisdom and the smarts to know how much we still have to learn.Coreene Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812176162873554070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-28475681795853456252011-05-16T13:13:28.201-05:002011-05-16T13:13:28.201-05:00Woohoo! Happy belated birthday!
I was just thinki...Woohoo! Happy belated birthday! <br />I was just thinking about this, as I just finished my first novel from conception to editing to betas to sending out queries and the further I get with it, the more questions I have about myself as a writer. My current novel is a compeletely different genre for a totally different age group, with a much different audience and a new style to match. As I'm working on it and loving it, I'm questioning more and more what I want out of writing and why I write. As I'll be turning 20 soon, your post gave me qutie a bit of hope. Thanks.<br /><br /><3 Gina BlechmanG Blechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707186693109337726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-10728314115776261802011-05-16T12:18:41.823-05:002011-05-16T12:18:41.823-05:00And here's my re-comment. ; )
Claire, don'...And here's my re-comment. ; )<br /><br />Claire, don't sweat it. Really! I'm 55 and I couldn't write when I was your age due to the fulltime job and chronic fatigue. Now that I'm retired, I'm thrilled to write. If I *ever* finish a WIP not to mention sell it, I'll be a debut middle aged writer. LOL! <br /><br />Seriously, you are so far ahead of me on skills, it's not funny. You'll always be a young author in my book. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-90595500986475784032011-05-16T09:12:50.086-05:002011-05-16T09:12:50.086-05:00Oh Claire, this post was awesome! Wow.
HAPPY BIRT...Oh Claire, this post was awesome! Wow.<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :-)<br />I have a feeling your thirties will be just as awesome -- but perhaps in different ways?<br /><br />I'm in the midmorning hours of my twenties, and so far, I have to agree with everything you said about it. I'm building a life I will (and do) enjoy living and I'm growing into the person I saw little glimmers of in my teens.<br /><br />I stopped writing for several years and sure, getting back into the swing of things has presented me with many challenges but I can see the difference between the old writing and the new. I'm sure that persistence will reap rewards just as you said.<br /><br />Gosh, your post got me all contemplative. [g] But again - happy birthday!!Jill W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13154417703559169377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-22501244118019547372011-05-16T09:07:42.093-05:002011-05-16T09:07:42.093-05:00My 30th birthday was on Thanksgiving. That really...My 30th birthday was on Thanksgiving. That really sucked. Had to have turkey, which I don't like, and the bars were closed. Boo!PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-35514755088264403532011-05-12T09:54:16.480-05:002011-05-12T09:54:16.480-05:00Hey, Claire, don't sweat it. Really. You'r...Hey, Claire, don't sweat it. Really. You're so far ahead of me in writing experience and skills. I'm 55 and just really starting on fiction. If I ever get my WIP finished, we'll celebrate. In my twenties, I was working full time and dealing with chronic illness that left me with no energy to write. Now I'm in love with my 50s and retirement. ; ) <br /><br />P. S. I want your cake!Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-79557344240282796492011-05-12T09:52:14.695-05:002011-05-12T09:52:14.695-05:00Yeah, that's kind of the point of the post, as...Yeah, that's kind of the point of the post, as it happens ;)Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-7294973845158934922011-05-12T09:36:15.020-05:002011-05-12T09:36:15.020-05:00Some writers didn't hit big until their 40s or...Some writers didn't hit big until their 40s or later. Raymond Chandler didn't publish his first novel until he was 52 or so and went on to become a literary icon. So thirty, schmirty.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com