tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post3735641791207626676..comments2022-10-09T04:34:35.663-07:00Comments on In the Writing Groove: Are We Leaving 10 Million Customers Behind?Kathy Lynn Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-4800898780088925862012-08-17T09:28:52.524-07:002012-08-17T09:28:52.524-07:00Okay, Claude - you came up with a great name for i...Okay, Claude - you came up with a great name for it - Baby Boomer novels. Love it!Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-9816463502407565382012-08-17T09:27:58.648-07:002012-08-17T09:27:58.648-07:00I think that's the question to a degree. Becau...I think that's the question to a degree. Because if there is little or no read material with older protagonists, you read what's available.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-51551093759556962932012-08-17T09:27:05.868-07:002012-08-17T09:27:05.868-07:00LOL - "old lady lit" has to be a newly m...LOL - "old lady lit" has to be a newly minted phrase. I also read everything but I wouldn't mind reading about someone my own age. Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-34235685641037578852012-08-15T00:35:56.871-07:002012-08-15T00:35:56.871-07:00Excellent question, Kathy, I'm completely conv...Excellent question, Kathy, I'm completely convinced there's a HUGE market out there of Baby Boomers (really building up to 75 million over the next few years...much, much more than 10 million!)I've even got a term for the fiction for seniors: BB novels - stands for Baby Boomer novels, just like you've got YA novels for Young Adults.<br /><br />Hooray for the BB novel! Actually, (secret revealed) I'm about to publish my BB novel, called A Hook in the Sky! Oh, btw, shall rush to that AARP FB page, thanks for sharing AND posting!Claude Forthommehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871790739257823515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-38882019111210882292012-08-14T15:18:00.222-07:002012-08-14T15:18:00.222-07:00I guess the question is what is that demographic r...I guess the question is what is that demographic reading?Sonia G Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769867586033748973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-2594155842655619582012-08-14T07:35:25.563-07:002012-08-14T07:35:25.563-07:00I'm 70 years old - I write about love, dogs, w...I'm 70 years old - I write about love, dogs, war, drugs, integrity, commitment... things like that. Being over 65 is not an indicator that a person has gone stupid... bertcarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762219228479289310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-87118988867284216592012-08-14T00:21:45.326-07:002012-08-14T00:21:45.326-07:00My mom reads them all. She's not really intere...My mom reads them all. She's not really interested in old lady lit. She likes romance novels and mysteries of all kinds.Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-31736701617188998182012-08-12T10:27:25.112-07:002012-08-12T10:27:25.112-07:00I'm going right now!I'm going right now!Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-18108071166342227912012-08-12T10:27:04.975-07:002012-08-12T10:27:04.975-07:00Wow! Sounds very interesting. I really didn't ...Wow! Sounds very interesting. I really didn't do much research - just a quick pass. Good subject for the next post. Thanks.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-60922683391034008092012-08-12T09:32:42.879-07:002012-08-12T09:32:42.879-07:00The AARP group on Facebook has over 394,000 "...The AARP group on Facebook has over 394,000 "Likes"...<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/AARPFCEtierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199098303138353894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-73014528358495131272012-08-12T09:25:11.478-07:002012-08-12T09:25:11.478-07:00Kathy,
My first novel,"The Tourist Killer,&q...Kathy,<br /> My first novel,"The Tourist Killer," due out later this year, features a woman professional assassin in her early sixties. Her love interest is a retired FBI man in his late fifties. She is also an artist(oil and water color painting),and a mother who loves to travel.<br /><br /> Doesn't the AARP monthly organ do book reviews? <br /><br />In your research, did you discover which (if any) of the social media gets more attention from seniors?<br /><br />Thanks!<br />FCEtier, aka "Chip"FCEtierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199098303138353894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-62099221213004093292012-08-12T08:48:11.536-07:002012-08-12T08:48:11.536-07:00I don't think that older women who have great ...I don't think that older women who have great sex are out of the question! There are so many examples of exciting older women out there now. Perhaps, the vibrant older characters need to be trail-blazed by those their own age. I agree, we do know what's important to those our own group.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-70837707346210229382012-08-12T08:45:33.273-07:002012-08-12T08:45:33.273-07:00Unfortunately, this book is being worked on in tan...Unfortunately, this book is being worked on in tandem with 4 other projects. I don't which one is going to break out and be the next one published.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-21729477254401538912012-08-12T08:44:25.545-07:002012-08-12T08:44:25.545-07:00I think you've made a great point - maybe we f...I think you've made a great point - maybe we find a way to hook up with AARP?Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-16704640475747415882012-08-12T08:43:40.844-07:002012-08-12T08:43:40.844-07:00I like your examples - and I'm thinking family...I like your examples - and I'm thinking family themes, resolutions of old hurts, etc. Along with second chances - I think the possibilities are boundless. <br /><br />Reaching them is a tough one, since according to the Pew Research group, they don't use Twitter much. I think we can crack this one, though.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-61442958147730456922012-08-12T07:23:07.878-07:002012-08-12T07:23:07.878-07:00Kathy Lynn:
I agree entirely that it is a huge aud...Kathy Lynn:<br />I agree entirely that it is a huge audience. My gut tells me this group (I'm sixty by the way) likes good well-written stories that don't contain four-letter words in every sentence. My wife and I have long been involved in the search for the cure of Alzheimer's disease. The result of this for me as a writer is that I have written stories and even a novel with a hero who is a person with AD. I an currently writing another novel that has AD as its major theme. This is just an example of subjects that may touch a responsive chord with people who are aging and who are caregivers or other persons touched by that dread disease. I think the older demographic is a great group to target for readers. I just don't know how to reach them yet.Stephen Woodfinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380589199614508699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-20589874316994435102012-08-12T05:02:15.467-07:002012-08-12T05:02:15.467-07:00We are missing a great opportunity. I have long th...We are missing a great opportunity. I have long thought that the target audience for my books was fifty plus. But how do we reach them? If we answer that, we can all sell books.Caleb Pirtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923601462922885987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-26383742887448380862012-08-11T20:07:02.907-07:002012-08-11T20:07:02.907-07:00I think you're on to something, Kathy. As an o...I think you're on to something, Kathy. As an older reader/writer I hope I'm reaching some of the people that have done so much to make this a better place to live. <br /><br />I think people of all ages love to read good stories that they can identify with and many of us like to relive our youth as well.<br /><br />Can't wait to read this latest book of yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-81995545582370070022012-08-11T20:01:27.941-07:002012-08-11T20:01:27.941-07:00Good (mini) post, Red. I've thought of this b...Good (mini) post, Red. I've thought of this before, and what had me thinking was a comment on the ABNA boards last year. Someone asked why there aren't older women characters who have great sex. lolol... BUT, it did get me thinking. When we do write about older characters, I think too many writers fall into creating stereotypical characters. I think it might be difficult for younger writers to get past that...hard for them to empathize fully--get inside their older characters' heads and their lives. They haven' lived it yet, and are forced to draw from the outside looking in. That can be successfully done, but it's a challenge. But *ahem--clearing throat* for those of us who are older, I would have to answer your question with a resounding, "Yes.". We are missing a market that has a lot of readers!Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-49380164977585109152012-08-11T19:40:02.773-07:002012-08-11T19:40:02.773-07:00LOL - good comment. There have been lots of elderl...LOL - good comment. There have been lots of elderly main characters - back in the day - Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot for example. I think I'd enjoy reading more about characters my own age, but not necessarily different types of stories. I just wrote a review of a Zombie series I really enjoyed - so, who knows.Kathy Lynn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776248628873347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679290097608453213.post-73554025104581129782012-08-11T19:29:54.204-07:002012-08-11T19:29:54.204-07:00I'm 22, an action junkie, and single with no k...I'm 22, an action junkie, and single with no kids. I can't even begin to imagine what kind of stories the elderly enjoy reading. Most of my own stories would probably bring their eyebrows together.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306452069577885716noreply@blogger.com