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I’m 53. Plugging away at my first manuscript. Happy as a got-damn clam.

And in a different field, Raymond Chandler didn't start writing til he was in his 40s

Gandalf levels is a long-term writing plan! But sticking with a novel for years takes serious dedication. What’s the story about, and what keeps pulling you back to it?

When "Forest" was first published, the reviewer for the Toronto Globe and Mail said that if there were any justice in the world, the novel would become a Canadian classic.

I have written six novels, working on the seventh. None of them have been published, since I haven’t taken the steps to start the process—I like writing, not business. I consider each novel a smashing success, because I had a blast writing them, and love re-reading them.

But seriously, do your thing. Best of luck, hope you don't need it.

I feel like even if nothing comes out of the bookwriting process (meaning you don’t finish it) at the very least through the self-editing experience you’ll get better at telling a story, and that’s a skill we could all stand to hone

I’m 60, and at this year’s Bouchercon I’ll be on a panel talking about my debut novel. Never too late!

Crow & Shadow will launch with Del Rey/PRH shortly after I clock 56 - the brain still seems to be eager and willing to write