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Q&A Does age matter if you want to publish a non fiction book?

Specifically, with some kind of psychological subject, and some theories and philosophies. The book will have subjects people generally refer to as from people experienced in life, who have been t...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Noralie‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26675
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Noralie‭ · 2019-12-08T06:06:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
Specifically, with some kind of psychological subject, and some theories and philosophies. The book will have subjects people generally refer to as from people experienced in life, who have been through a lot.

So, when someone who is say 50 years old, I assume people (and specifically publishers) would give it a fair shot and make a judgement on whats in it. This is my assumption, so please correct me if I am wrong.

But what if someone who is say 20 years old, wants to publish a book filled with "life experience" and advice you would suspect from someone older. How would publishers react to this? Would they give it a fair shot, or reject it because of the age of the author? And would they also publish it like that, or would they prefer a 'older' pseudonym?

**So to summarize my question: Do publishers select manuscripts based on age? And if yes, how, why and with what criteria?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-11T17:09:45Z (almost 8 years ago)
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