If you are over 50, and despair about ever getting published, have a look at a piece that Tess Gerritsen wrote for Murderati, here.
Tess’s weblog is a really good place to look when you’re feeling discouragede. She’s been in the business for a long time, and she has some of the best advice for writers available on the web. Here’s another one of her posts that I particularly like.
Thank you for this Rosina, I needed the encouragement, – It’s almost as though you had read my mind. Recently, with my 50th only a year and a bit away, I have been thinking just that – that I had “missed the boat” so to speak and allowed my dream to slip on by.
Maybe not. I will continue with renewed vigour after reading this blog.