The only regret I have about debutting at 52 is that I don't have as long to enjoy it.
I could never have written a novel about nostalgia for the 80s and 90s unless I'd lived through them.
Jay Neill - Author
‘Nobody is pretending to like my work because of my fresh-faced good looks’: the pros of being a debut novelist at 51
There are some advantages to being an older debutant, including knowing what it’s like to fail and not having your new novel overshadowed by early literary promise
