Age Group: 30s & 40s

Looking for a writing buddy in your age group? Here's the place to ask!

Great idea!

I'm 41, single, childless, & have a cat. I'm not a crazy cat lady, though - just crazy about my cat.

I haven't quite decided on the genre of my novel, although I'm writing from a Christian perspective because that's my perspective in life. The MC will struggle with depression in the way that I did a few years ago. It's a sort of therapy for me to write this, to get out any remnants that might be there.

A writing buddy for me doesn't have to be a Christian nor single nor childless - just someone who's looking for support & to offer support to someone in the same age group. Yes, it's easier to relate when someone has certain similarities in life, but being a buddy in this sort of thing isn't always about being able to relate perfectly. To me, it's just about the support that those within the same age group can offer. :)

38, single, 2 kids (dont have custody) and owned by a cat.

I have been writing poetry, songs and fanfics for a while now, though I have not been the most productive about it. Thats ok though, because I write for the pleasure I get when I do write, and that is the most important reason for me.

I'm into PC games (MMORPGs and 1st person shooter), Japanese anime and motorcycles as well. Among my various goals is to have at least one published novel someday and to set a land speed record on a motorcycle. I dont wish for a lot in life, I just want to live my life chasing my dreams. Maybe, if it be God's plan for me, I might even find someone to chase those dreams with me.

Oh, good to see this thread here. After posting last year on the general writing buddies thread I ended up buddying up with mostly teens (because there were mostly teens on that thread), which turned out to be not the best idea, because I just didn't have anything to talk about with any of them.

I'm 36, childless (on purpose), single (on purpose), atheist and very much not spiritually inclined in any way, shape or form. Oh yeah, and I own a dog. I kinda like cats as well (any animal with fur or feathers, really), but I find dogs to be just a lot more fun.

This is my 4th NaNo and even though I won every time my last 3 novels still sit on my harddrives in various states of unfinishedness. I love writing as a hobby, but outside of NaNo I'm a terrible procrastinator, so I rarely finish anything.

Besides writing and reading (really a lot of reading) I love gardening, photography, travelling, webdesign and all kinds of other stuff. I also tend to get a tad obsessed with some tv shows, but usually not for very long.

This is my first NaNo attempt (although not my first attempt to write a novel...), still a little nervous about it... Anyway, I'm female, 38, married, one daughter, agnostic (probably the closest fitting descriptor for my religious beliefs).

I'm a major history nut - mostly Napoleonic these days, but I'm also interested in plenty of other periods of history - so I am writing something historical. I spend a lot of time reading (I have almost perfected the art of reading while cooking, but will still occasionally burn dinner...) or chasing my six-year-old around. No pets at the moment, unfortunately.

I'm not so good at actually finishing my stories, so I am hoping that NaNo will give me a bit of a kick in the behind as I tend to do better with fixed deadlines.

Been doing NaNo for a while, won for the first time last year and will win again this year. Female, 38 and single, childless by choice, and a polytheistic Norse Heathen.

Doing my first Western and it's already looking good. Sundays are going to be tough to write on with the NFL season going on but will manage. I have one dog and two snakes.

My goal this year is not only to win, but to see this novel through at least one edit. I want that proof copy in my hand.

I come from fanfics and have done some poetry in the past. The longer medium of a novel still throws me for a bit of a loop but it's getting better.

Hello! I'm an overachiever and this will be my 6th year doing NaNo, and my 6th win as well.

I'm the mother of two puppies who keep my on my toes and try to help my writing by standing on my laptop keyboard when they want love.
Hubster is very supportive, but is waiting for the day I become published.

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Beatings will continue until word count improves!

Hi everyone! I'm Anna, and this is my first NaNo attempt. I'm single and childfree- all by choice, and owned by three small, cute dogs. I usually describe myself as a "Sarcastic Italian Jewish Leo who is a neurotic grad student". Yea, kind of frightening! I also work as a mental health worker and professional artist.

My novel's genre is humor and its ultimate goal will be that it details the dating misadventures of two friends (there's very little romance, mostly total fails). I'm in charge of the female protagonist and my partner is using NaNoWriMo to write the male protagonist's side of the story. Then we'll meet up again, mesh the two together, and go from there. We had the idea over the summer when we had disasterous dates and decided we NEEDED to do a book about this stuff because it's too funny not to share.

Our characters experience several years of bad dates and relationships and decide to do a Big Experiement where they try online dating with hilarious and even horrifying results. There's too many books out there about "lived together happily ever after" and we want something geared toward singles being happy to be single (and happy to be themselves), avoided the whole "opposite gender sucks" angle (we're making sure our characters emphasize their own flaws), and something that men could read and enjoy, too.

I have my outlines and character sketches ready and I'm using October to refine them, get my chronology together, and decide what observations I want Elena to include at the end of the story. I can't wait to get "Elena's" stories written down, and even more excited to pull it all together!

Hi! I am Connie and I have been taking part in NaNo since 2006. I'm 45, married with a 6 year daughter, 25 year old stepson and two 8 month old twin granddaughters. I work full time and write when I can. I'm not published, but am not in an all-fire hurry. I am enjoying the process far too much.

I won last year, but that work was so horrible that I am taking this year for a complete re-write. I have tightened things up and plugged the plot holes. I feel good about the second time around. My story is a premise that BlackBeard has descendants still around in the present day and the search is on for his purported treasure.

Hi, I'm Jan, 41, married mum of two (10 and 15yrs - so not too much trouble keeping them busy while I write!) with a full time job that keeps me out of mischief most of the time. Writing is my passion and I'm always scribbling, making notes or researching social history. When not writing I am knitting, a hobby discovered this year that I have fallen madly in love with, or working on embroidery. I'm also still battling an allotment that's about to be put to bed for the winter.

Made it to the end last year - just! This year I am writing historical fiction (it's what I always write) but am making a foray into the second world war (which is new for me) and the relationship between a young doctor and the POW camp that she finds constructed on her doorstep. Struggling with the title this year, though I have amassed plenty of reearch that should give me plenty to work with next month when it comes to writing the actual story. I'm sure a title will have come to me by then!

Hi, I'm Angie, 44 years old, from the UK, this is my first NaNo - I only started writing seriously last year (and am now completely hooked).

Have ended up writing things that are seem to be a random mix of mysteries/romance with a definite helping of humour thrown in with several gay main characters. Which strangely, although I always intended to use the gay main characters, was not what I set out to write at all....

Would love to have some writing buddies - I've got a feeling that before November is over I'll be very glad of them!

Hi all, I'm Sharon and this is my first NaNo. Very scared! I'm 48, married with 5 grown up children and three young grandchildren aged 4, 3 and 2 months, and another on the way in January. I have three dogs who rule the roost and I work in a doctor's surgery which believe me is a book in itself. I used to write stories non stop from about the age of seven until I had the kids and it all just fizzled out. I took a creative writing course with the OU a few years ago which reignited the passion but apart from a few short stories I have never actually finished anything I start to write which is infuriating. I am working on ideas for a chick lit novel for want of a better phrase (not sure how you define chick lit to be honest) but I am growing to love and care about the characters which is a relief! I have been playing around with plot and setting for a few months and signed up for NaNo to try to ensure that I actually write the novel! I love reading which is a major distraction for me and I am on Twitter and Facebook which are even worse, so just hoping that I can keep focused and give my characters the chance to tell their story. Good luck to us all!

Hi all! I'm Fae, just turned 37. I'm childfree (by choice) and in a committed, long-term relationship. I am also owned by one very sweet, very beautiful Ragamuffin kitty. I'm a writer by trade, of gay erotic romance novels. If signatures get working again, I'll have a banner/ link to my website there lol. /pimpage I live in the DC metro area, College Park, Maryland specifically. Not sure if I'll be hitting up any write-ins this year. I usually don't get much done at them, too many distractions! This is my 5th year doing NaNo since 2006 (I had to sit out in 2009, too many prior commitments) and I've won 3 of those years. I'm really excited this year, since the majority of my writing time in 2011 has been dedicated to a novel that just did not seem to want to be written but is finally finished! I'm looking forward to diving into NaNo with a fun, light sort of book that hopefully won't give me near the trouble the last one did lol. Good luck to everybody and if you want to be buddies or talk or anything, add me, nanomail me, etc. :)

*waves* Hi all. I'm Heather. I'm 31 years old, child-free, stay-at-home girlfriend. (Been with my man for five years now, we're just too lazy to actually get married.) I'm starting to get to the point where I feel like I'm either surrounded by kids, or people who have kids... and I don't fit into either category anymore. I am not particularly religious, although I might occasionally pray to Gaia, or take Bob's name in vain. (Who's Bob? Don't ask. It's better that way.)

This year, I'm writing fanfiction for the first time. Maybe it'll turn out better than my attempts at nano with original fiction... not that most of them turned out particularly badly, but... okay, the 2005 one turned out really really badly. And 2006 wasn't so great either. And 2007 was pretty nonsensical. Oh, who am I fooling, the only decent ones were 2004, 2008, and the first half of 2009.

Hello, this is Sforzie. I am a fairly freshly minted 30 year old. I'm childfree and SO-free, and share my apartment with a cat. I think I'm fairly immature, but oh well...
This will be my 8th NaNoWriMo, and hopefully my 8th win as well. I'm one of those annoying NaNo-over achievers who thinks they're slacking if they only write 50k. Not that any of what I write is necessarily any good or publishable, but it amuses me and I think that's what really counts.

Hi, I'm 31 years old. My name is Amy and i love to read and write. Fanfiction is my main genre (csi miami) though i have an idea for an original if i can work the tweaks otu some what with the fanficiton story i'm doint this year (au).

No matter what the genre I am happy to keep you motivated!! Maybe even help with some brainstorming. :)

I'm Beth. 40. I'm gonna give this a go again (working on an old plot) - though between teaching, my part-time job at Disney Store, and training for my first marathon...we'll see.

Welcome, all! I am MermaidSirena. I turn 41 during November and have been an active participant in Nano since 2005. I have been married for 14 years, have 3 bonus daughters, 2 sons, 2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, and 1 grandbaby due 11/11/11. I work for the state department of education in the ESE section.

I will be moderating this forum as well as Fantasy. I have been a ML for a few years but recently moved and will just be 'enjoying' from the other side this year. Let me know if there is anything I can assist you with!

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Hello, everyone. I'm SirenPrincess. I'm 32 and happily married. I have a beautiful black cat. I'm a medical writer during the day. I spend all day trying to make myself write for work. What could I possibly want to do more than make myself write for fun all night?! I love my characters so much, though, that I want to make this work and find a way to actually share them with the world. This will be my first NaNo, and I'm looking for some buddies to encourage me. I write paranormal romance--vampires and shapeshifters. I live in the Indianapolis IN area.