I have 10 nieces and nephews. I have grandchildren. I am a professional writer. I am still working on my writing. I am passionate about writing.
I enjoy writing as a hobby. I am retired. I volunteer at a local nursing  in my spare time. I have a lot of free time. I love volunteering. I have no children. I have a husky named Lobo.
How is your volunteer work going? It's been a bit slow lately, but that just means that I have more time to get to know each person, and then go home and get some writing done! That's good.  It takes a special person to do what you do you.  Thank you for being kind and caring to the elderly.  I'm sure you've seen a few antics there though right? We put on events, and some of my patients get very into them! My favorite was helping prepare everyone for a costume party.  I bet that was a blast.  You know, between all the residents I bet they have a ton of interesting stories to tell.  You should collect these stories and publish them.   I do think that some of them would enjoy being interviewed. I could have a little collection! And I'm sure their families would love having that little memento, as well. I don't usually do nonfiction, though. Do you have much experience in that area? No, I'm mainly a fiction writer.  But you could approach the book as a group of stories.  I wouldn't worry too much about fact checking to get it published as a non-fiction.  If that task sounds too daunting, have you thought about leading a creative writing workshop for them?  I'm sure that would offer some good mental exercises for them. One of the other volunteers hosts a poetry workshop, and there are a few residents who always say that it's their favorite event.  I bet that volunteer would let you take over a session to see if you at least liked it.  I bet you'd be great!  I could always come over one and give a few pointers if you'd like. I think it would be great if you wanted to come in as a guest writer! Maybe you could even give a little talk about how you got into writing, and read samples from your latest book! I bet some of them might even buy a copy of your work. That sounds like a plan.  And there's no need for them to buy my book.  I would gladly donate as many copies as needed. That's so sweet of you! They'd be so excited, there are some avid readers here who go through more books than we can keep up with!