How old are you?

Alirtle — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:16:57 -0400

I'm 71 for god's sake! How old are some of you other old geezers. This is my first NaNo ex[perience....let's hope my creative faculties haven't atrophied. I'm about to find out I guess.

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reey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:02:55 -0400

According to my birth certificate, I'm 63. On sunny autumn days when the leaves are raked up into piles that invite me to jump into them, my mind is only 9 or 10. However, my joints, especially after raking up all those leaves, insist that I'm closer to 90 or so.

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Debbe — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:59:29 -0400

Turned 60 in June and had a massive heart attack 3 wks later! Bad family genes. Now, I'm trying to behave, and have a new lease on life.

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edgewritermom — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:13:47 -0400

54 pushing 55. I'm telling my youngest son that I really do remember learning some of that algebra stuff...forty years ago...

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krudyard — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:18:30 -0400

50, turning 51 on Wednesday.

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Catana — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:31:58 -0400

I'm three months away from 75. Alirtie, there are no age limits on creativity. I won my last two NaNos, have written and published two novels in the last year, and am revising and editing last year's NaNo novel. Just pace yourself. It's easy to burn out by the second week if you're not careful. My first successful year nearly killed me, but last year was fairly relaxed.

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Zookeeper — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:17:11 -0400

57, turning 58 in December. One nice thing about fields like writing is that there is no upper age limit, and no one can force you to retire.

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sunny-1 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:35:25 -0400

I was 75 on June 9. Most of the time I feel like I'm 35 or like Reey, above, maybe 90. I did NaNo in '07 and won then I finally had to see a doctor. Had not done that for about 25 years. Now they have me taking pills for this and that and I think the meds are taking the edge off my imagination. I don't have the same drive to "get it done". But I'm just stubborn enough to keep trying.

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bnavta — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:08:37 -0400

I'm 62. I started out fine in 09 and 10. But November seems a bad month for me. In November 09 I wound up in hospital to have emergency gallbladder surgery. Very little writing done. November 10 saw me back in hospital for another emergency - a stress test and angiogram resulted. A little more writing done, but still didn't win. This year I am starting on a new project and, by gum, November ain't getting a piece of me this year!

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scaramouche — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:59:10 -0400

I'll be 57 next Saturday. Although I've done a half dozen Nanos, I only won once, in 2002. This year I'm determined to win with a western I'm planning on writing. Good luck to us all!

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No-ideas — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:10:19 -0400

I turned 58 in August. That's my chronological age. The mental age varies according to what side of the bed I got out on, who I have to interact with, whether I remember my pills, the weather, if my computer is performing well, my grandchildren are visiting, et cetera. Let's just call it a lucky dip...

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Zookeeper — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:18:08 -0400

Yeah, mentally I feel like I'm somewhere between 32 and 42. My left knee seems convinced that it's a nonagenarian, though.

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Nanuchka — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:33:30 -0400

I think somewhere else I posted that I don't think of myself as a geezer. It conjures up images for me of a cranky old lady sitting in a rocking chair that absolutely no one can ever make her happy or smile. Well, that's not me. I do have my cranky old days, but luckily my husband who is never cranky can snap me out of it. Anyway, I'm 57, but I can't really believe I'm that old. After all in court your birthday is technicall hearsay evidence. I feel somewhere between 18 and 30. But I'm proud to say I'm 57, in good health and hopefully lots of years ahead of me. My inspiration, I think, for really getting serious about my writing I think comes from Michener. I think I remember somewhere he started writing when he was in his 50s. So the way I see it, I have another 50 years to become a best seller author and hit a talk show pitching my book.

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RutaBaker — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:40:51 -0400

Knocking on the door of 64---it comes on the 14th. Funny I still feel about 35....

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bnavta — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:48:46 -0400

Funny, isn't it? I remember my dad at 76 sitting at our dining room table with his head in his hands mumbling, "In my head I'm only 22." I now know how he felt.

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coffeemaven — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:42:26 -0400

Fifty-six and counting. This is my fifth year with Nanowrimo, and while I haven't "won" yet, three of the four years I ended up with a story that I went on to publish. Yay! This year I'm determined to get all the way to 50,000 words. Good luck to all of us "fogies" (as my father would say) and happy writing!

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raspberrymoon — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:57:33 -0400

I’m 65. Whee, I can’t believe it. I haven’t mastered youth yet. I keep waiting for that wisdom that is supposed to come with age but it still eludes me. Shouldn’t I know by this point what I want to be when I grow up? So, while I’m waiting for insight I’m going to join for a second NaNo.

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Tessen — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:45:21 -0400

I'll be 55 in about three weeks. My vet informed me that my dog is now 70 in dog years and then said he's 40 years older than me! Ha! He was probably just working his customer relations schtick but I'll take it anyway!

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krudyard — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:36:11 -0400

I'l always remember my great aunt when she was in her 70s that she said she still felt in her 20s, which was a bit of an eye-opener to me at the time (I was a mere teen). Even though I'm 'only' 50 I now kinow what she means.

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ghk1962 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:59:46 -0400

Sneaking in early here...49. But gonna be 50 soon. Within a year anyway :-)

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Sereana — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:34:13 -0400

56 here. And I feel it most days. This year I had a colonoscopy, a basil cell cancer removed, some teeth pulled and the doc is testiing my thyroid. Need cortazone shots in both knees. Growing old ain't for sissys. Luckily I can still write. ;-)

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sharon_palmer — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:49:57 -0400

I turn 50 on Monday. I feel 50. But not when I'm writing. I'm timeless and ageless then, just like my story. Looking forward to this year's NaNo I'm going to win

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BryanMc — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:29:33 -0400

I'm one of the younger geezers at 52. I decided to give Nanowrimo a try this year because of my third grade teacher. She encouraged me to give writing a try. All through my grade school years she kept on me to try writing all because of a story I wrote in her class. After I got out of school, like most other people, my life revolved around trying to make a living. I decided that this year I would actually write something. It may be the biggest piece of trash written during Nanowrimo but at least I will have given it a shot.

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EmSaidSo — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:42:07 -0400

Like GHK, I'm sneaking in early. I'll be 49 in two months. I feel out of place in the 30s and 40s forum. Maybe because my husband and all of our friends are between 50 and 60. I hope you don't mind. This is my sixth NaNo, after five "wins". I still have not decided on which story to write. I am going back and forth between 1. The final novel in the series written in the other NaNos, Contemporary fantasy, or fabulism 2. Historical, based on the cholera epidemic of 1965 3. Go rogue and complete the text book I am writing, which would be great because my target market people tell me it will sell very quickly....and my horse needs shoes... Outlines are ready for each. I'll probably choose at the last minute, amusing fantasy, pendantic history (I am a historian), mind numbing technical writing...which actually is pretty fun... Wish me luck!

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MargoMcP — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:43:40 -0400

I was 61 a few days ago, Wednesday, the 26th.

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reey — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:47:16 -0400

Happy Belated Birthday!

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Kat Gentian — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:27:00 -0400

Good luck! I understand about the horse; custom made shoes every 6 weeks or so! We should be so lucky...

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somberg — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:05:53 -0400

Sixty and I am tired of this researching and planning. Can't we get on with it already?

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sidhekat — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:18:57 -0400

Not as old as I look, nor as young as I feel :) Actually turned 54 in years alive back in August. But, as someone else said, how old I am in my mind depends on a number of factors. When I'm writing, I feel ageless. When I'm babysitting my two grandkids, well, lets just say I know why mother nature intended people to have children young. When they leave I feel at least 80 for the rest of the day. Most of the time I feel like a thirtysomething in a much older body.

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Cathyvon — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:54:42 -0400

51 and loving every minute of it. Somber, I'm with you, let's get on with it already. Hugs! Cat

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C S Hoffman — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:12:30 -0400

I'll be 57 on November 23rd. I don't feel anything like what I imagined 57 would feel like, because I don't have enough time to stop and see how I feel. I work full-time as a Hospice Nurse, and I have 6-year-old twins who started Kindergarten at a local Magnet school. And, this particular school demands 18 hours of volunteer work per year if you want your child to stay in it. Not to mention that I have a side business as a Hollywood Script Reader/Analyst. Sheww!! I'm a Screenwriter by trade - Go Scriptfrenzy! - but I've had this killer idea for a series of 5 books that has been simmering in my head for almost 10 years. I dug through my closet and found the two, very thick notebooks, that contain the 3 years worth of research I did for that book series. I dusted them off and have spent the last month reading through them and setting up an outline on my Scrivener program. Now, I'm ready to write. Hopefully, I can find the time... Visit My Blog

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Scannall — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:40:32 -0400

Ummm, 22? That's how long ago 1959 was. Right?

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ProphetNoir — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:57:24 -0400

I am 55 as of October 22nd. I can't say that I feel better than I ever have in my life, but I can say that I have never been more at peace with life and I might even describe myself as 'happy'. I always thought happiness was an illusion, I guess that was the cynic in me. I think I killed that guy off once and for all though. Gotta love being a baby boomer!

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Erica in the novel — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:50:10 -0400

I remember seeing my grandmother stopping in front of a mirror and saying "Who is that gray-haired woman?" I thought at the time (I was about 12) that she was just losing it.

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Erica in the novel — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:54:09 -0400

I'm 54...What?! 54? Yes, as of June. But...hmmm, ok, then I guess I now qualify as a geezer. This is my first NaNo and I have been planning like crazy since August and I just want to get on with it...except ... I'm scared to death. Glad to see that these feelings appear to be normal here. Good luck all!

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BBQColin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:27:46 -0400

50yrs 4months & 5days, unless you're reading this tomorrow in which case I will be slightly older (and, of course, if you're reading this yesterday I was slightly younger & bravo, the time-travellings coming along a treat!) This is my second attempt at NaNo (completed it in 2008.) I’m in the middle of editing my first novel but due to work commitments I can’t really progress it much further until next year, therefore I intend to use NaNo to maintain a daily ‘unpolished’ word count. I’m also intending to write something completely different compared to the fiction I usually produce. My attempt at NaNo will be a comedy novel. It's a bit sketchy at the moment & I'm deliberately not doing too much planning (I suspect most of the months activity will be a free-write rather than a structured novel) A Little Thing Like Death (Very much a working title) At the grand reopening of a renovated hotel the guy hired to act as a ‘meet and greet’ Bell Boy for the evening (a failed actor cum scriptwriter taking on any acting job he can find) is approached by a stunning girl with an unusual complaint. She complains that she was murdered in one of the hotel rooms 100 years previously and that nobody has ever been caught for the crime. A select organisation of ghosts are living among us doing ordinary jobs and everyday activities. Their primary role is to maintain the equilibrium between life and death and ensure the truth about the afterlife is never revealed to the living. When they hear that the murder victim is about to ‘out’ herself to the Bell Boy they realise they need to silence her and banish her back to the afterlife. (To steal from another thread, there may be a Zombie or two lurking in this novel but they'll more than likely be disguised as a TV Celebrity, book publisher or bank manager.) Only a few hours till 'the off' so good luck everyone.

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Pashtun — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:21:09 -0400

I am 62 since September, getting ready for that social security prior to their name change to Social Insecurity. Boy do I need help here, big time. Good luck to all of you!

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Phoebe — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:36:10 -0400

63 for me, and I remember much, still. So I guess the basic hard drive is still intact. They say to write from what you know, but I don't think I want to open up Pandora's box and write from some of the stuff of the 60's. (there are still some films about those years that are just to hard to watch.) I have been thinking about doing a fiction piece of memorabilia and pad the account with fiction, a touch of steam punk ( watch the language buster), and just have a good time. I do know the coffee mug is empty so that needs to be filled. The plot for this month is less than full. I just need to step up to the compost pile of life and flip over one spade full, and I will have the plot. Phoebe. Some things I remember and others are less available. Thank goodness for my moleskine and ball point pen.

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ddcross — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:56:39 -0400

I started programming computers in 1976, so I prefer to calculate my age in hexadecimal: 35. Of course, that didn't work out so well 6 years ago when I was 2F. When I'm forced to count like everyone else, I'm 53, but for numbers that big, I generally let a computer do the math... Occupational Hazard.

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Timkford — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:21:56 -0400

Hey - I used that line - Geezer clubhouse page 4. Ok,you can have it, I'll use binary or octal -ooh no, they make me feel even older

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kathck — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:04:24 -0400

I am 60 and feel better than when I was 50. My left ankle is almost 14 months old. I have been around NaNo since 2003. I got started a couple of years but crashed and burned after a few thousand words. After a little planning I succeeded in 2009 when I was recuperating from my second ankle surgery. One of the local Starbucks has a couple of chaise longues. Sitting in one of those with my legs stretched out made it possible for me to write comfortably. Last year I started walking again in November after my left ankle was replaced, but couldn't walk much yet. Forced sitting works wonders for my NaNo success. This year, with a new ankle and NO pain, I am a walking fool which means I am walking to Starbucks and Caribous far and wide and loving every minute of my freedom. But this does not bode well for NaNo success.

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AshleenO.Gaea — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:26:21 -0400

I'll be 61 next month, and like everyone else, feel more like 30-something. This is my 5th NaNo, and I've self-published three of the other four. They're part of a series, and they're available on Amazon. (Another, not a NaNovel, is on Amazon and Smashwords; message me for details.)

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mlhh39 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:52:16 -0400

I'm 71 will be 72 in December and I've been more productive since i retired at 62 than I've ever been. I've had 8 books published and 3 scheduled for publication in 2012 so far. Have 4 queries out so hope to have others accepted. Have won NaNo the years I've taken part and plan to win again this year. Got an invitation this morning to speak at a library function a hundred miles away on November 17 so will have to work that in and still keep up with NaNo. (Don't have a laptop so writing on the road is impossible.) By the way, last years NaNo writing, turned into a 80,000 novel and has been accepted for publication by Whiskey Creek Press. My motto is put God first, family second and writing third. So far, it's working.

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Shirana — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:32:44 -0400

I was 50 last June, but generally haven't felt that I was really old enought ot be here . . . until I saw the 49-ers who are so eager to join. My first year, rebel-ing all the way.

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prospero2 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:11:28 -0400

56 here, but still have that voice in my head that says 'The grown ups are going to come back soon and ask what the *&%$ you are up to....' A 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'

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poetica — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:18:27 -0400

OK, I'm 66, and so what if I am? I love being 66, even if my body sometimes disagrees. I taught school before I retired six years ago, have done and won NaNo the past two years, and published a book this March. Do I feel younger? You bet.

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nlroemer — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:18:38 -0400

Turned 67 this summer. Health problems not too severe yet- DVT and then knee clean-up surgery but otherwise ok. Spent a week in Paris last month with my sister and niece-flew there and back from Hawaii. Hoping living in Hawaii will be gentler on me then the east coast-been here since 2002. NO snow!!!

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goldberry — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:02:21 -0400

I'm happy to say I've made it to 55yrs. as of 10/12. aMAzing, YAY!

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All4peace — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:20:41 -0400

54 and 361 days... But who's counting?

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Siouxxie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:30:03 -0400

i'm 15 3/4 but i'll be 16 in Feb. so i think that makes me the youngest geezer!

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Penelope Ghana — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:08:32 -0400

I'm 71 too. How did that happen? I look 71, act 71 and think like a mature adult. I shuffle around, complain about my creaky joints but can write up a storm and am looking for writing buddies. Able to get the words down for NaNo but lacking the magic, the poetry I want in my writing which is largely about wonderful natural settings. Can anybody help me? PENELOPE GHANA

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:50:18 -0400

Love it!

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:51:21 -0400

Love the line "growing old isn't for sissy's" :-)

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:51:51 -0400

Welcome to the second half of your life!! Its where we win the game!

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:28:56 -0400

50 it's the new 30, right? Well, I am owning the number. It's nice to meet you all, but fair warning: if you act your age I will go to the other forums and lie about my age :-) MAO

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:29:49 -0400

There are several of us who have just turned 50 :-)

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:32:27 -0400

anyone who is willing to call themselves a geezer deserves to be in a group :-)

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33 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:33:12 -0400

Yea! Me too!

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Kopiluwak — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:16 -0400

I think I'm 66, but everyone who knows for sure is dead now. I could be as old as 68, chronologically. Mentally, I doubt I'm much older than - oh, 5. Maybe. Or 20. Or 110. It all depends on where my head is and what I'm doing.

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Bikerhen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:12:19 -0400

Now that's funny. I relate! :)

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Bikerhen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:14:05 -0400

I am 59. Had to stop and think about it... where do the years go. This is my third NaNo and I have won once. Good luck everyone!

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Sandara01 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:17:53 -0400

60 and hopefully holding. Hah!

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c_apple_crisp — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:14:37 -0400

I'm 54 and will be 55 in January, but I tell waitresses I am in my 55th year of life so I can get a senior meal at a senior price and they tell me not to worry, that they won't check my ID, so I guess I look old enough. My bit of picture is 5.5 years old. This is year 5 of NaNo for me and I will win again. Just writing for the fun of it this time. I have to, I can barely remember my characters from one day to the next.

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c_apple_crisp — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:21:00 -0400

I took myself to a John Mayer concert last year. Loved every song, knew every word, a kid in the audience was smitten with me by the end of the concert. Hehe!! Am I really 54. I remember loving Lucy and Lassie and Timmy.

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Hosanna — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:38:59 -0400

No one has asked me that question except musically at early birthday parties. But I love telling people how old I am just becasue I am so happy to be here! I'm 60 and this is my fifth try and I finished twice. Good times! I see there's lots of talk about creaky joints. Yes, I can relate. But for the record, my joints don't creak. They are fairly silent. They hurt sometimes and say to me,"Get thee to the healthclub!" And so I duly go and do my water aerobics. Time to go write!

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Novel by Ms Playful — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:42:42 -0400

I'm old enough that when my youngest son asked me "Didn't they tell you in Driver's Ed that you had to buckle the seat belt before you could start the car?" that I ROFL! It depends on what day it is. Today was a "visit the dentist day", and I was 10. I was also 20 minutes late and he said he'd have to reschedule me. Oh, that was TOO bad! lol . . . I told you I felt 10 today.

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ddpcmpsr — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:31:16 -0400

I agree with reey. My birth certificate shows me to be 50. I keep saying someone gave me the wrong one! I feel I am in my late 20's and probably act younger. Based on what others say to me, I look younger. They cannot believe I have a 25 y.o. son and 21 y.o daughter. This is my 2nd year doing NaNo and I think I have a good story. I am encouraged by reading that the over 50 crowd does better. Happy writing to us all!

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Siouxxie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:13:12 -0400

c apple, i think we'd get along. in august we--spouse and 4 adult kids and their spouses and 5 grandkids-- had a "fam jam" with 4 guitars (5 if you count the acoustic), a bass, full drum set, 2 keyboards (and a piano), a mike and can't even count how many amps. since i play nothing, i babysat the little ones--when they weren't trying to jam with the rest! lol it was AWESOME! (okay, what am i, 12? geesh)

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c_apple_crisp — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:54:10 -0400

Sounded like a great time. I began learning guitar, but have so much else to do. Wish I could make it a priority. Music does keep us young. Last night I heard a snippet of the song, "It's Magic," by Pilot. It really took me back. I haven't been listening much to music this Nano. If I do it's likey to be Harry Connick Jr, Mel Torme and some instrumental. I hope you are enjoying your writing. Mine is pretty much pure enjoyment for my mind.

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ceoln — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:24:23 -0400

52. The same age as four thirteen-year-olds! :)

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Spirit Bear — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:00:30 -0400

51 so just over the threshold for this group of venerated, elders. Looking over the forums as a diversion to actually writing. Good luck to everyone!

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Writer Al — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:34:19 -0400

I'm 51, turning 52 the 9th of this Month.

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MuddledThinker — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:48:37 -0400

I'm 56 and a bit and having just watched my youngest daughter prevaricate, use displacement activity and generally muck about to avoid doing an essay for Uni until the VERY LAST MINUTE I see her as me in another quarter of a century or so. I'm a little over 4,000 words in so am already falling behind schedule but, in my defence, youngest asked me to proof read her essay, then I had to walk the dogs and then I had to clean the kitchen floor because the dogs got so muddy and once the floor was clean I had to do all the cupboards too 'cos the floor showed them up and here I am surfing the forums (fora?) instead of writing... plus ça change

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Maria L. Ayres — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:53:51 -0400

Hey if you don't pass a mirror you are the age you feel!

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KwikSilver — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:14:40 -0400

wnere's my LIKE button :)

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KwikSilver — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:18:18 -0400

Happy happy for the 14th :)

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KwikSilver — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:20:52 -0400

Good for you, coffeemaven!!! You published author you!!!

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purplume — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:56:29 -0500

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lambarker — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:49:23 -0500

64, and not losing my hair, just my mind. 7th Nano. Lots of poetry and short stories published but nothing big. Nano make me concentrate. Sort of.

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Cynthus — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:30:40 -0500

50. 4th Nano. And using writing to take my mind off of my disease. Been able to stave it off for almost 9 years. ;-) As for publishing, I have one of my nano's published on Kindle - Erika T. Red. I am an indie author, so do my own digital publishing plus I have several poems and articles on various websites - Helium, Associated Content, and RedGage. Before I became ill, I was going the traditional route by getting my poems and stories published in literary mags - such as Acumen and Bibliophilos. After my illness, I decided to go for it. I don't have the time or patience to seduce an agent. So here I am.

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Kimmer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:36:43 -0500

I'm with you, 63. 1948 was a great year, eh? Good luck with your NaNo this year! Think I'll go jump in some leaves and let my younger husband do the raking!

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Ol Big Jim — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:29:59 -0500

I love that story, Erica in the Novel! The same thing happened several times with my grandmother and me. She caught sight of her reflection in storefront windows, pointed and said "Big Jim, who is that? I think I know her!" Gawd, I miss her! I turned 56 in July. Been retired for two years, left the country of my birth and enjoying the life of an expatriate English teacher. Like most folks here, my health fluctuates from day to day and the joints spend a great deal of time bitching and complaining. Want to know what has changed my life for the better? All my new friends in my new "hometown" are at least 30 years younger than me! They brought me back to life!

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edgewritermom — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:17:15 -0500

@ Alirtle: You're way ahead of me. I must be failing at geezerness; I don't even have 15K yet. On the other hand, my daughter is going on 16 and she's got almost twice as many words (but not as many as you).

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edgewritermom — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:18:23 -0500

I've been trying to convince an artist friend to do NaNo. She has kept a journal for years. She's 83. I know she would have a blast.

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lambarker — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:30:03 -0500

64 - and this is my seventh Nano....

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NineTiger — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:14:02 -0500

I keep saying 57, but in actuality, I am 56. "Let's do the Time Warp again!" MGP

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Dinah Meitzen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:38:35 -0500

64 here; and I still haven't been able to load a photo. I'm technically challenged; however, I'm chock full of ideas so my words have been flowing forth. I've gotten myself and my friends into one heckuva mess and I'm now trying to write us out. this is my first NaNoWriMo. My daughter suggested we "do" it together. She's 44 and lives in Tennessee. I'm loving having this project in common with her. It kind of reaches out and pulls Tennessee closer to Texas. Yea, US!

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Dinah Meitzen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:44:35 -0500

I know exactly what you mean about that searching and planning. I'm 64 and decided to just plow into it and let the words fall out of my head onto the keyboard. Anytime I start searching or researching and planning, I find myself stuck in a map or in an outline way longer than I originally intended. So to heck with it. I'm just writing. Good luck to you!

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Dinah Meitzen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:47:33 -0500

Good for you! You inspire me. I'm 64; this is my first time at NaNoWriMo! I'm having a great time just letting all the words do their thing! See you at the finish line!

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Dinah Meitzen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:50:10 -0500

Amen to that, Zookeeper! I'm 64 and doing the NaNoWriMo thing for the first time. My daughter challenged me. So she's in it from Tennessee; and I'm in it from Texas! Yea, US! Good luck to you!

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iwillfinishmynovel — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:47:58 -0500

I'm 51, but today I'm feeling 35 - there's something about hitting a personal word count goal during NANO that reverses the aging process. It's amazing! This is my 3rd NANO and the first one where I've been soooooo close. First time 10,000 or so words, second time...um...let's just say less than 10,000 words and leave it at that. But some little bug with really sharp teeth has gotten hold of me and won't let go. I think I'll keep him. Let's hope 3rd times a charm. Good luck everyone!

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HarleyB — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:16:14 -0500

I'm 63. This is my first NaNo, and I probably won't make it to 50,000 this year. I'll be ready next year and do all of the research before Nov. 1 so I can focus on writing in November.

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Susan B. Walker — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:01:17 -0500

I'm 55. And I'm determined to finish not only my NaNoNovel, but also all of the library school papers and projects I have due this month.

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roots — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:02:01 -0500

I'm nudging 70 but now i have all this time to write, so there's always a good side to everything; and why is it always the knees that complain most?

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Myrkr_far — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:55:09 -0500

50. Had to look it up. It's odd how I've always been thirty-ish, and everyone around me is getting older! In fact, this spring, I upgraded to Rocking Chair two-point-oh - a dirtbike - and passed the motorcycle training course. Great fun. Rambling on, Where I come from, a geezer is always a very elderly male, and is a (mostly) affectionate term. Never even considered it as a term for women, and probably never will. It's great to see so many 50+ people involved in NaNoWriMo. This is my second. I won last year, and was pleasantly surprised to find out how much of it is worth keeping. This year's project is to continue the tale. Best to you all. 50K or not, we're all winners. We're writing, and that's what counts (hah).

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SecondLinnet — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:42:59 -0500

Odd that I managed to miss this thread. I'm 52 in about 5-6 hours and looking forward to a relaxing Sunday for a change. This is my first NaNo and I wanted to finish before my birthday and I'm chuffed that I've managed it. Roll on next year!

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soozi — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:07:36 -0500

68 tomorrow ! This is my 5th nano - always gives me an excuse to hibernated every November.

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Brann — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:31:37 -0500

I'm 55 and this is my first attempt at NaNoWriMo. Just reached 41,215 words. I think I'm going to make it! BTW, I'm in central Massachusetts. Any other New Englanders in this geezer group?

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roadkit — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:11:58 -0500

I'm 51 and this is my first NaNo -- and I have failed miserably. But I am energized about writing more than ever, so the experience has been quite positive. I guess it is more about not winning than failing.

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Baakay — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:40:12 -0500

I am older than dirt. Ok, ok. I'm actually more a Sputnik child, just making my entrance fashionably late 3 days later. 54 and a month, and this year I have generally felt every. Single. Moment of it. However, internally I never progressed much past about, oh, say seventeen. And at this late date I have no intention of doing so. After all, what fun is that?

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lettiesghoast — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:49:46 -0500

Turned 60 a couple of months ago. It seems like a major seismic shift. I look at the number on the screen - 6-0 - and think I must be making this up. This is my second Nano. I won last year - with 62,000 words. Too bad I can't apply those extra 12,000 to my 2011 total! This year's looking a bit iffy, halfway there atnd it's already Nov. 27. Oh well, I decided a few days ago that if 60 is the new 40, 25,000 can be the new 50,000. I do have a pretty good excuse, though, really I do (even better than the dog ate my manuscript): I just finished chemotherapy 2 weeks ago. Yeah, I looked at my word count and figured it was about time to "play the C-card." Doesn't NaNoWriMo give bonus points for Writing While Chemo-Brained?

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Hosanna — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:52:26 -0500

Good for you! I think that you get to transfer those 12,000 words, no problem! Of course, they may change your story some but that's what editing is all about! I'm 60 also and I'm all about embracing being a "sexagenarian." I think it has a nice ring to it. I think you should give yourself bonus points because Chemo-brain is right up there. Besides, I'm sure your words are twice as potent and that should give you your last 25,000 right there! Best of luck to the finish line!

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Sancho Panza — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:55:11 -0500

I'm 55 but I don't know if that means anything.. But I also can't upload a photo. I have an active save button but a greyed out upload button. Any advice would be appreciated..

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ros77uk — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:44:08 -0500

52 today. I won Nano, and THAT is my bestest birthday present (see, I haven't even taken my Inner Editor back yet!) :o)

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words4mom — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:45:11 -0500

Congratulations on your win! You made me feel young (at age 51) but you also encouraged me about doing fun and challenging stuff at any age. If your faculties have "atrophied" at 54,874 WC, you must have been a bottle rocket at my age :) This was my first NaNo too, and it made me feel a lot better about Geezerhood!

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Kaliuna — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:43:57 -0500

Baby boomer born in July 1947. Been writing since pre-teen days, actually started with poems and very short stories in third grade. By the time I reached HS - (as written in my senior write up interview) - teachers were assigning term papers each quarter - with a minimum number of pages (not including title or bibliography) and then to me - a Maximum! HEHE- been writing ever since as time permits and I love it! Could be why my college major was English - comp, creative writing emphasis.. :) HUGS to all. I started doing NaNo challenge in 03 and to date won every year. Truly LOVE the challenge and so good to see more joining in.

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Silverwords — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:35:37 -0500

I'm 58 but retired as multiple sclerosis made it hard to meet my deadlines as an equestrian journalist. But as time my own (and the MS side effects time) I can write whenever I feel ok - usually 2,000+ words per day OR 6hrs max of plotting

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lambarker — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:23:55 -0500

What a great word count for a first time out! I am impressed. Hope you can polish this up and get it published. You are wondrous!

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lambarker — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:25:08 -0500

Marvy! Congratulations...hope to see your work in my local bookstore!

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Zookeeper — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:31:22 -0500

I am 58 as of today, and I'm feeling every moment of it. The last couple of days I've been doing house chores. I caulked beneath the window sills inside to keep the drafts out, and yesterday I taped insulation on the inside of one of my bedroom windows. I'm trying to keep the heat in. My furnace gave up the ghost three years ago, and I can't afford to get it replaced. I have a $400 electricity bill to pay, and I still can't keep the place anywhere close to room temperature. I still have three more windows upstairs to insulate, but I'm stiff and sore and my back hurts. And I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will ever hire someone my age. I've been out of work for four years, and I've run out of money.

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Hosanna — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:57:06 -0500

Wow! What a way to celebrate your birthday! I wish you well. I don't know where in Colorado you are, but it has certainly been cold these nights. It's a good thing you have cats. They are good for a lot of things including keeping your feet warm. Keep your chin up and hopefully a writing job will come through or maybe Santa may even stuff your stocking with a new furnace! Well, you never know. Blessings on your day!

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Dinah Meitzen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:53:47 -0500

Zookeeper ----perhaps you might locate a temporary volunteer job and help others during these holidays; and that might lead you to permanent employment. It always helps to get out and view the world through a different perspective. Good luck to you; may God bless. Merry Christmas!

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Vinxman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:24:12 -0500

51. Just remember, everyone is immortal until proven otherwise.

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dancingfool — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:06:16 -0500

ooh... Vinx!! I like that... sounds like the perfect t-shirt slogan!

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Vinxman — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:43:14 -0500

Thank you. If nothing else, it would start some theological or philosophical discussions.

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Carolf — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:30:41 -0500

58. First Nano. Not my last, though. Glad to be here.

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Zookeeper — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:24:42 -0500

I always say that the young are always immortal. Until they're not. My lifelong ambition has always been to be a famous science fiction writer. I'm very exasperated that that hasn't happened yet.

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BeeJayCue — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:30:12 -0500

I'm 65 But, if the girl is pretty, I'll be 21