Diane Amento Owens likes to think of herself as a late bloomer. She’s proof that it’s never too late to begin writing, and she credits a women’s writing group for bringing her to where she is today empowering women to write as the founder  of Wise Women Write.

She had barely turned 50 when she received a surprising invitation to join AARP (which she ignored). She knew the solicitation wasn’t because she’d retired from teaching back in her 30’s to raise four daughters and since retiring from motherhood is never an option, she was clueless why the AARP wanted her.

As her daughters grew into their own lives, Diane looked for self-fulfillment, finding it in a class for writing mothers. There she met fun new writer friends, and she asked them to join a Wednesday night writing group she wanted to form.  Later the six women, all moms with 100 collective years of motherhood, published LifeLines, an anthology of their essays and poetry.  After publishing this book, she realized she was entitled to introduce herself as a writer.  Her children and spouse weren’t impressed, but strangers were.  She enjoyed her new writing identity so much she retired from her 10-year career in mental health administration.

At the mid-point of her fifties, retirement looked more like rebirth as her writing identity led to new journeys.  Diane began writing for FearlessFlight.com, a company whose mission is helping people overcome fear of flying. She writes a blog, coaches fearful flyers, and manages the website.

Diane Amento Owens

Drawing on her background as an English teacher and her writing passion, she created Wise Women Write, a workshop for Boomer women at the request of a Barnes and Noble community relations manager who was looking for a way to reach older reading and writing women.  Many of these women continue their involvement in Wise Women Write.

She continues developing and facilitating women’s writing groups in Scottsdale and Phoenix as she develops the book version of Wise Women Write to showcase the work of her writers and the writing assignments that prompted their work.   She finds great satisfaction in helping women writers bloom. You can read about some of these women in Words of the Wise section of the website.

Her interest in aging issues led her to apply to write  Blooming Boomer, a blog on Baby Boomer issues for the Seattle PI. The more posts she wrote,  the more she realized that her passion isn’t Baby Boomer issues, but in working with women as they age.

She values all the wisdom she learns from women as she facilitates Wise Women Write women’s writing groups. Her wise women writers provide evidence that aging is amazing when accompanied by wisdom, grace, and a great attitude.  Oh yes, and great writing!

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