It's never too late
I was delighted to read on the online Guardian news site today about a 'mature' lady who has just landed her first book deal. Myrrha Stanford-Smith, an 82 year old teacher, theatre director and grandmother, has obtained a three book agreement with publisher Honno . Her debut novel The Great Lie appeared in bookshops last week. Based around her Elizabethan hero Nick Talbot, who buckles his swash on a regular basis, the novel dips into the rivalry between William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow as 16 year old Nick runs away with a troupe of travelling players to London. It just goes to show that you should never give up on the dream.