Still haven't got round to writing THAT book? It’s never too late

It’s often said that everybody has a ‘book in them’ and that it is never too late to write.

This is certainly true of top-selling British writer, Barbara Taylor Bradford, who celebrates her 80th birthday today. She published her 28th novel earlier this year and has no plans to retire.

Carolann Copland, 47,who runs writing workshops and retreats, in Dublin, says older people don’t realise they are talented and that their stories are important.