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Retired late 2024. My career ran the gamut, everything from cleaning and stacking used bricks during the dismantling of an old factory, to finance (both brokerage and banking), to finally settling into the world of energy (project management and consulting). My wife and I married young, and we're still married, coming up on 40 years now, with five children and several grandchildren. I'm anxious to start traveling, at least on occasion, while she prefers spending as much time as she can with the kids and their growing families. Still trying to figure this retirement thing out.
Writing a Book in Retirement: The Good, the Hard, and the Surprisingly Meaningful
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AUTHOR: mllange on 5/13/2026
FIRST: Mike A on 5/15 | RECENT: mllange on 5/23
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Excellent, thank you for sharing. It's also relevant in the life of my daughter, so we have something to look forward to.
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Link to comment from May 23, 2026
I'm looking forward to this one!
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Link to comment from May 17, 2026
Outstanding. Thank you for the link. She has a wide range of published content. I look forward to reading her work.
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Link to comment from May 17, 2026
I really appreciate your kind response, DrLefty. I'm glad you and your husband are enjoying the fruits of your own hobbies and endeavors. I should probably enlist you for writing and editing instruction :)
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Link to comment from May 17, 2026
Thank you I'll take a look at it.
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Link to comment from May 16, 2026
Thanks, Mark! That sounds interesting. Do you happen to remember the title?
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Link to comment from May 16, 2026
Thank you for your comment, Greg. It definitely feels good to see the result of so much effort and time. I'm glad your wife has found readers for her work and that she finds satisfaction in the process of writing and publishing. Does she have an agent and publisher, or is she self-publishing? Give her my encouragement and congratulations. If you can share, I'd like to see her books.
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Link to comment from May 16, 2026
Congratulations, Chris, both on your retirement and book publication! Is your book still available for purchase? Would you mind pointing me to a link? :)
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Link to comment from May 16, 2026
Well said, Jo Bo. What kind of fine arts are you working on?
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Link to comment from May 16, 2026
Incredible. Yet we see people make comments (worse yet, decisions!) based on their own personal biases or feelings all the time on social media.
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