The interesting part of the article comes in the 3rd paragraph. The first two paragraphs just hijack the idea with a meme.
> In the last several years, two writer friends of mine have told me the same story: Their (very savvy) editors advised them to change the age of the protagonists in their novels-in-progress, making them considerably younger; otherwise, their books wouldn’t be publishable.
The "golden years" is the first time in our lives where we are free to be ourselves. We no longer have to bend to the ideas of others to get funding. If you are a writer then self publish. You no longer has to take ideas from marketing departments who dream up book ideas. You can say what you want to say.
> In the last several years, two writer friends of mine have told me the same story: Their (very savvy) editors advised them to change the age of the protagonists in their novels-in-progress, making them considerably younger; otherwise, their books wouldn’t be publishable.
The "golden years" is the first time in our lives where we are free to be ourselves. We no longer have to bend to the ideas of others to get funding. If you are a writer then self publish. You no longer has to take ideas from marketing departments who dream up book ideas. You can say what you want to say.