Shut Up & Read discussion

I posted this question on another website, and it got a lot of response and over 600 views, so it might be a relevant question to a lot of people.
About 20 years ago, after being in the game for 18 years, I stopped writing. I had published some stories in a few limited-circulation magazines, but getting published was still an uphill battle, and I was burned out from trying. Then, last year, I bought a Kindle. I saw all those books on display, and saw how easy getting published was nowadays, and I thought, "I can do that." So now I have a novel and two short-story collections listed, and I'm working on another novel. Trouble is, I'm old. I'm retired, on Social Security and Medicare, and in less than two years I'll hit the big (and I mean big) seven oh. I'm not yet senile (but what senile person knows he's senile?), and after years of composing on a typewriter in the "old days," I've discovered that my writing method has changed with the advent of computers. However, I still seem to write as well as ever, probably better, and I've become a much, much better editor of my own work, which is the key to writing well. I don't expect to start any long, involved series, but I'm healthy and I might write a sequel or two. My question is: Can you be too old to be accepted as a "new" writer? Should you reveal your age at all?--or is that a disadvantage in selling your work these days? Would love opinions.

I forget how old she was when she "started" writing, but Mary Wesley is a good example of a writer coming to the role late in life - and she was prolific!

The age of the writer isn't a consideration for me at all.

The only relevant question as far as I'm concerned is "Did I enjoy the book or not?"

I don't believe the age of the author matters as long as the work is what people like and want to read.

Mary Wesley write her first novel at 71 and kept writing for the next 20 years.

The age of the author would never make or not make me read a book. It is about the book. I am buying the book not the author. And what does age matter...it's just a number.

I don't see why age would even need to be mentioned. I read because I love to read and I don't really care how old the author is. If it's good it's good.

Truthfully for some people it probably would be an issue because of their grown prejudices, but that's because every person is not the same being; but they shouldn't ever matter to you because they're not your audience–you can't please everyone. For me I don't care how old the author is; his/her work just has to be an enjoyable experience for me.

Age may actually be an asset to a skilled writer.

Actual life experiences applied to scenarios and plots within a story usually make them more real and plausible than research alone can.

Age does not matter. If you want to write then write. Don't let something like age stop you.

I'm actually terrible when it comes to 'who the author is'. If I read a book that I like I will certainly take note of the author's name to look out for future books, but that's where it stops. I really can't give two hoots if they're old, young, male, female. I hardly ever look at their website's 'ABOUT' page. Really, all I care about is if the author writes something I like to read.