Now, here's a novel that begs to be written.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
July 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Now, here's a novel that begs to be written.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
Your first draft belongs only to you. Be free. Write your story, just as it comes to you. Be one with your whole self. Discover who you are.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
July 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Your first draft belongs only to you. Be free. Write your story, just as it comes to you. Be one with your whole self. Discover who you are.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
Good news for writers!
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
July 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good news for writers!
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
July 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Answer: Yes. And for old fat bodies, too.
#RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature
https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiasolesmith/p/people-read-my-sex-scenes-and-ask-can-fat-bodies-do-that?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature
https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiasolesmith/p/people-read-my-sex-scenes-and-ask-can-fat-bodies-do-that?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?"
OH, HONEY. Author Nisha Sharma on body diversity in romance novels.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
What did you love as a child that you set aside for the sake of adulting? What would you like to reclaim now?
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell
May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What did you love as a child that you set aside for the sake of adulting? What would you like to reclaim now?
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell
And this makes us fabulous writers.
#AgePlayfully #AgeCreatively #CreativeCrones
#AgePlayfully #AgeCreatively #CreativeCrones
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And this makes us fabulous writers.
#AgePlayfully #AgeCreatively #CreativeCrones
#AgePlayfully #AgeCreatively #CreativeCrones
Personally, I plan to spend it on joy and creation.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Personally, I plan to spend it on joy and creation.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife
Now, here's a novel that begs to be written.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
July 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Now, here's a novel that begs to be written.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife
Your first draft belongs only to you. Be free. Write your story, just as it comes to you. Be one with your whole self. Discover who you are.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
July 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Your first draft belongs only to you. Be free. Write your story, just as it comes to you. Be one with your whole self. Discover who you are.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers
Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging."
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
July 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging."
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
Good news for writers!
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
July 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Good news for writers!
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html
July 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Order your step by step guide to create your own Seasoned Romance at Books2Read.com/wsr and at all the online places.
#Bookstagram #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #NewWriter #WomenWriters #RomanceWriters
#Bookstagram #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #NewWriter #WomenWriters #RomanceWriters
July 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Order your step by step guide to create your own Seasoned Romance at Books2Read.com/wsr and at all the online places.
#Bookstagram #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #NewWriter #WomenWriters #RomanceWriters
#Bookstagram #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #NewWriter #WomenWriters #RomanceWriters
Answer: Yes. And for old fat bodies, too.
#RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature
https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiasolesmith/p/people-read-my-sex-scenes-and-ask-can-fat-bodies-do-that?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature
https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiasolesmith/p/people-read-my-sex-scenes-and-ask-can-fat-bodies-do-that?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?"
OH, HONEY. Author Nisha Sharma on body diversity in romance novels.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What if growing older were something to celebrate -- creatively? Fun chat with Yvonne Marchese! Check it out...
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WritersLife #Writers
https://www.latebloomerliving.com/blog/episode-199-one-sexy-story-at-a-time-shifting-perceptions-of-aging-with-stella-fosse
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WritersLife #Writers
https://www.latebloomerliving.com/blog/episode-199-one-sexy-story-at-a-time-shifting-perceptions-of-aging-with-stella-fosse
Episode 199: One Sexy Story at a Time with Stella Fosse
What if getting older wasn’t something to dread but something to celebrate? In this episode, I’m chatting with Stella Fosse, a writer who found her creative groove in her 60s. Now, she’s on a mission to help other women rediscover their power through storytelling.
www.latebloomerliving.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What if growing older were something to celebrate -- creatively? Fun chat with Yvonne Marchese! Check it out...
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WritersLife #Writers
https://www.latebloomerliving.com/blog/episode-199-one-sexy-story-at-a-time-shifting-perceptions-of-aging-with-stella-fosse
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WritersLife #Writers
https://www.latebloomerliving.com/blog/episode-199-one-sexy-story-at-a-time-shifting-perceptions-of-aging-with-stella-fosse
This aptly titled article documents the importance of using our skills in later life. Writers, keep the pen moving (or the keys clicking)!
#CreativeCrones #AgeWell
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/use-it-or-lose-it-how-cognitive-skills-change-age
#CreativeCrones #AgeWell
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/use-it-or-lose-it-how-cognitive-skills-change-age
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This aptly titled article documents the importance of using our skills in later life. Writers, keep the pen moving (or the keys clicking)!
#CreativeCrones #AgeWell
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/use-it-or-lose-it-how-cognitive-skills-change-age
#CreativeCrones #AgeWell
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/use-it-or-lose-it-how-cognitive-skills-change-age
Oh, you know it, Baby. Let's subvert the dominant paradigm, one sexy story at a time.
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenWriters
https://open.substack.com/pub/kisaneslaney/p/is-the-timing-right-for-authors-60?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenWriters
https://open.substack.com/pub/kisaneslaney/p/is-the-timing-right-for-authors-60?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true
Is The Timing Right For Female Authors 60-plus?
Is it their books that readers want?
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Oh, you know it, Baby. Let's subvert the dominant paradigm, one sexy story at a time.
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenWriters
https://open.substack.com/pub/kisaneslaney/p/is-the-timing-right-for-authors-60?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenWriters
https://open.substack.com/pub/kisaneslaney/p/is-the-timing-right-for-authors-60?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true
From an interview with writer Billie Berlin in "Aphrodite's Pen." The book is a guide to erotic writing for #WomenOfACertainAge with prompts, examples, interviews, plus how to start your own #Elderotica writing group.
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #queenagers #WomenOver50Rock
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #queenagers #WomenOver50Rock
June 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
From an interview with writer Billie Berlin in "Aphrodite's Pen." The book is a guide to erotic writing for #WomenOfACertainAge with prompts, examples, interviews, plus how to start your own #Elderotica writing group.
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #queenagers #WomenOver50Rock
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #queenagers #WomenOver50Rock
A risk worth taking.
#WritePlayfully #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
#WritePlayfully #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
June 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A risk worth taking.
#WritePlayfully #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
#WritePlayfully #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
Personally, I favor Baubo, the sexy Greek goddess of older women.
#Goddesses #Queenagers #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/books/greeks-myths-adaptions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE0.CwX3.eselkGzQcxnP&smid=url-share
#Goddesses #Queenagers #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/books/greeks-myths-adaptions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE0.CwX3.eselkGzQcxnP&smid=url-share
The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back
Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Personally, I favor Baubo, the sexy Greek goddess of older women.
#Goddesses #Queenagers #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/books/greeks-myths-adaptions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE0.CwX3.eselkGzQcxnP&smid=url-share
#Goddesses #Queenagers #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/books/greeks-myths-adaptions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE0.CwX3.eselkGzQcxnP&smid=url-share
Make today the day.
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenOver70Rock #Queenagers
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenOver70Rock #Queenagers
June 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Make today the day.
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenOver70Rock #Queenagers
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WomenOver70Rock #Queenagers
And one of your arts may be writing.
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #womenwriters
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #womenwriters
June 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And one of your arts may be writing.
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #womenwriters
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #womenwriters
Consistency and relevance are key to building an author platform. And a bit of arrogance doesn't hurt.
#WritersLife #AuthorPlatform #WomenWriters #Publishing #BookMarketing #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://brookewarner.substack.com/p/be-a-conversation-starter
#WritersLife #AuthorPlatform #WomenWriters #Publishing #BookMarketing #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://brookewarner.substack.com/p/be-a-conversation-starter
Be a Conversation Starter
Cultivating your expertise, your author platform, and your arrogance of belonging
brookewarner.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Consistency and relevance are key to building an author platform. And a bit of arrogance doesn't hurt.
#WritersLife #AuthorPlatform #WomenWriters #Publishing #BookMarketing #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://brookewarner.substack.com/p/be-a-conversation-starter
#WritersLife #AuthorPlatform #WomenWriters #Publishing #BookMarketing #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://brookewarner.substack.com/p/be-a-conversation-starter
Play is beautiful and essential at every age.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #Creativity #WomenOver70Rock #AgeWell
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #Creativity #WomenOver70Rock #AgeWell
June 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Play is beautiful and essential at every age.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #Creativity #WomenOver70Rock #AgeWell
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #Creativity #WomenOver70Rock #AgeWell