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Boomer Lit

Baby boomers have come of age, and with them, so has their fiction. With the emergence of Boomer Lit, we are witnessing a new category of fiction that addresses the needs and problems of those over 50.

In the June issue of Writer's Digest, author Jordan E. Rosenfeld addresses the burgeoning Boomer Lit market that chronicles the journeys of children of the sixties who have passed the half century mark. (Find the article here: http://www.writersdigest.com/article/boomer-lit)

Unlike most fiction, the protagonists of these books have raised their children and face challenges like the empty nest, rejoining the workforce, rekindling a marriage, health problems, widowhood, grandparenting, and a host of other issues that accompany the maturing process.

If you are a Boomer, or the child of a Boomer, this market may be a good one for you. You don't have to write fiction to write for Boomers. In fact, more non-fiction markets exist than fiction markets. So grab your trusty Writer's Market Guide and Christian Writer's Market Guide and get to work. Just because your readers are older doesn't mean they don't need a reminder of what God can do for them in the midst of life's challenges.

I especially encourage you to write for this market if you yourself are a Boomer. There's nothing like "having been there" to create reader identification.

For more on the Boomer market for writers, check out the June issue of The TopNotch® Writer. If you do not yet subscribe to The TopNotch® Writer, send a blank email to TopNotchWriter@aweber.com.

And that's my "musing that matters" for today. What's yours? :)

Blessings,

MaryAnn

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