tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post8081896431776575270..comments2023-09-22T07:42:27.347-04:00Comments on Linda S. Glaz : Old Story or Old Lady? Who is Your Protag?Linda Glazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-57155273893139014912011-07-20T09:06:20.000-04:002011-07-20T09:06:20.000-04:00In digging, I haven't found anything concrete ...In digging, I haven't found anything concrete about the sales, though I know the numbers must be out there. So have to rely on the average buyers' ages of 30-44 and wonder just what they buy in terms of age. Haven't found all the stats yet, but will do a blog here if I find anything concrete. But, I'm guessing, as with TV, the bulk caters to this age group now that they are the buyers. Hmmmm, what do older women want to read? Are we buying younger protags, do we watch primarily show with younger characters? Who do we actually identify with physically?Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-88390571987111708462011-07-20T07:49:50.000-04:002011-07-20T07:49:50.000-04:00This is an interesting discussion, Linda. Over at ...This is an interesting discussion, Linda. Over at Written World Communications, we've just initiated a Christian fiction/non-fiction line called Timeless, which will feature protagonists in the baby-boomer generation. (Wayside is crossover/general market.)<br>My characters are all older, either in their late thirties or nearing fifty, women confronting life issues that differ from those of younger women. If I wrote romance, I might choose a younger population...for the reasons you mention. It's interesting to analyze the whys. I would certainly like to see some submissions at Wayside that run the gamut in terms of protagonists' ages.Normandie Ward Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598870265371056412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-68927177084021551002011-07-20T07:48:46.000-04:002011-07-20T07:48:46.000-04:00I write about older characters all the time. Even ...I write about older characters all the time. Even in my mystery series, the secondary characters are in their seventies, and enjoyed a romantic relationship in the first book. In Shellie's and my new book coming out in Sept, we have a brother and sister in their mid-late forties, a twenty-four year old young lady and a teenage boy in a series of stories about coming home. In Meander Scar, the protag is mid forties. I agree - not everyone likes to read or keep writing about the sweet young things.Lisa Lickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798980644446426574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-41470695005475261532011-07-20T01:20:23.000-04:002011-07-20T01:20:23.000-04:00I never thought about this before. I guess I usual...I never thought about this before. I guess I usually have my characters in their 30s and 40s. Very interesting to think about!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-29962039297535593872011-07-19T18:19:02.000-04:002011-07-19T18:19:02.000-04:00You are so right, Linda!I love reading about the y...You are so right, Linda!<br><br>I love reading about the years I've already experienced. And the older characters (a mom, a grandma) add depth, humor, angst, challenges, and joy to the story.<br><br>Great post!Cheryl Linn Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304465472148231422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-45138838893139257502011-07-19T14:10:31.000-04:002011-07-19T14:10:31.000-04:00If you start with a young character, you have more...If you start with a young character, you have more flexibility to age her. Some of my favorite characters have been older like the geriatric romance of Eat Cake or Julie and Romeo by jeanne ray or the mystery-action of Mrs Pollifax. Good writing is good writing.Mary Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140800346217363866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-75059598143692296842011-07-19T11:52:40.000-04:002011-07-19T11:52:40.000-04:00Great reminder - had never thought of that! Makes ...Great reminder - had never thought of that! Makes sense.Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-59243949045927810242011-07-19T09:48:10.000-04:002011-07-19T09:48:10.000-04:00Thanks, Joy, and yes, Sandra, my first love took m...Thanks, Joy, and yes, Sandra, my first love took me to the movies in third grade. Our mothers drove us thinking we were just best friends, never having a hint we were "in love". When he brought me popcorn, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. NEVER would I love again. heheheLinda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-10263124638471286682011-07-19T09:43:44.000-04:002011-07-19T09:43:44.000-04:00I've read several compilation/novellas where t...I've read several compilation/novellas where the protag is anywhere from late 40's through late 60's - not my favorite in the world of books but those have been good as - GOOD WRITING GOES - just not as GOTCHA as those where the protag is in her mid to late 20's and through maybe 35.<br>My favorite age was 19 but most protags need to have a little experience of life and usually if they've gone to college they're through those years.<br><br>Great post, Linda - I'd not really made myself think it through before!JoyAveryMelvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061978800433274943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-85998357784175259252011-07-19T09:39:40.000-04:002011-07-19T09:39:40.000-04:00Yes, an occasional storyline with an older protag ...Yes, an occasional storyline with an older protag is wonderful, but I think those of us over 40, ahem, some of us way over, relate better. And Sue, I agree, my mom said the same thing. And she was right. Everyone else gets older, but I never seem to. Hehe, til I look in the mirror and wonder why my grandma is staring back at me.Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-57688016285883136522011-07-19T09:39:33.000-04:002011-07-19T09:39:33.000-04:00I love this, Linda! I still remember the thrill of...I love this, Linda! I still remember the thrill of a boy's fingers wrapping his around mine in the back seat of a school bus. The feeling is still fresh, and I was in elementary school! That was, well, a lot of years ago. I'll never be old!Sandra Heska Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770393615748405966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-81184755204132879752011-07-19T09:34:29.000-04:002011-07-19T09:34:29.000-04:00Yanno, I've wondered about this. Seriously. Th...Yanno, I've wondered about this. Seriously. Thanks for explaining it--makes perfect sense. <br><br>Let me also say, I LOVED reading Sandy Bricker's LFY in Holiday, FL. The protag is older (Ha, that term is so relative sometimes.) than the norm for romances but I still really connected with her.Patty Wysonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689649950598288481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371093961542193618.post-15304908563311834282011-07-19T09:32:33.000-04:002011-07-19T09:32:33.000-04:00I love to write about women in their early 30s for...I love to write about women in their early 30s for all the reasons you mentioned, Linda. I also find that although years have passed since I was 30-something, most of the time I feel that age "inside". My mother-in-law at age 72 said, "I feel the same as I did when I was 18." She lived to be nearly 87 and I think that young mindset was one of the reasons!sue harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389269340075232464noreply@blogger.com