Authors Over 50
Authors Over 50’s weekly podcast celebrates writers and their journeys to publication. Writing after 50 is a whole story on its own. So, let’s skip to life’s sweetest third and talk with authors about their journey from pen to publish.
Welcome. I’m Julia Daily, your host, and I invite you to listen to interviews with writers who’ve achieved their goal of publishing a book just later in life. We’ve seen award lists for Under 30 or Under 40, but I’ve yet to see lists for those who’ve achieved a significant milestone of their own—launching a new career and publishing their first book after the age of 50. We will hear about these authors’ inspirations, struggles, strategies, and the smell of that first book. These writers’ journeys inspire me because I’m one of them.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 240
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Going Barefoot in the Keys with Jeff Hutcheson
My guest today’s love for stories has always been part of him. As a life-long learner, he holds a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems, a master’s in psychology, a master’s of divinity, and is a…
International Mysteries with Kim Hays
My guest today lives in Bern with her Swiss husband and is a dual citizen of Switzerland and the US. She grew up in San Juan, Vancouver, and Stockholm, and has lived all over the United States. Since…
Seeing Eye Girl with Beverly Armento
Inspired by the many teachers who mentored her, my guest today became an educator and enjoyed a multi-decade career, working with middle-school children as well as with prospective teachers. Retired …
Box Your Way Through Lunch with Cheryl K. Johnson
My guest today is a researcher by profession, but a long-time food and fitness enthusiast at heart. She thinks of herself as “just an ordinary person trying to cut through the clutter of misleading w…
Writing the Civil War with Chris Bennett
My guest today grew up in Oregon, but now lives in Spokane. He has always loved history and political science but didn’t think he could make a living in those fields, so he chose writing in the softw…
Southern Gothic with Robert Gwaltney
My guest today, a writer of southern fiction, is a graduate of Florida State University. He resides in Atlanta Georgia where he is an active member of the Atlanta literary community.
By day, he serve…
An Engineer Writes About Redemption with Randy Minkler
My guest today was born in Iowa, where he completed elementary school before his family moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he lived until he completed his degree in Engineering from Arizona State University…
Queen of Poisons with BJ Magnani
My guest today has a PhD, MD, is a Fellow of the American College of Pathologists and Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Recognized as an award-winning pathologist and named …
Fearful to Faithful with Suzette Webb
An accomplished entrepreneur and inspirational author, today’s guest, left the comforts of her corporate job for her miracle more than sixteen years ago and hasn’t looked back. In her book, Blues to …
Are Schools a Niche Market for Authors? with Jane R. Wood
My guest today is the author of a series of juvenile fiction books and one nonfiction How-To book for authors called Schools: A Niche Market for Authors. In 2022, she co-authored her sixth juvenile f…
Spiritual Pilgrimage with Susan Cushman
My guest today is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, living in Memphis since 1988. She is author of five books (two novels, a short story collection, a memoir, and an essay collection) and editor of t…
From Children's Stories to Paranormal with Kevin Moore
My guest today is the author of Christmas Stories: 7 Original Short Stories. He had his first children's picture book, Me and My Shadow, released in May of 2021. And, he has two books coming in 2…
Messages From Beyond with Liz Keller Whitehurst
My guest today is the author of her debut novel, Messenger, a finalist for the Feathered Quill 2022 Book Awards, and author/creator of the serial podcast MESSENGER: A NOVEL IN 16 EPISODES, which she …
Fixing the Fates with Diane Dewey
My guest today is an on-air host at VoiceAmerica.com with her show, Dropping In which has become one of the most listened to podcasts in the personal growth space of Identity and discovery of who we …
One Woman's Heart with Kathy Ann Tolan
My guest today grew up in Texas and calls Texas home after a 12-year stint living and teaching in the Pacific Northwest. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Texas at …
Birth Mother in 1967 with Laura L. Engel
My guest today was born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast but transplanted to San Diego over 50 years ago.
She retired from a 35-year career in the corporate world but soon found herself busie…
Authors Over 50
Have you ever considered a new career after the age of 50? Did you write your first book in retirement and want to hear from others just like you who navigate the complex and sometimes frustrating wo…