How can I change my career this late in life?

I'm 48, and I've been either a paralegal or administrative assistant for nearly 30 years. Neither job is terribly fulfilling for someone with my intellect or creative capacities. I'm struggling to get some of my stories published, but not much luck so far. I want to change careers to something where I can use my brain and be creative, not sit behind a desk and push papers. Any ideas?How can I change my career this late in life?
The Sky's the Limit.. 48 is young (not as young as I am - lol)

but young. What do love doing? For me it's Photography, so at 43 I started my own Photography business, complete with a line of greeting cards. I would say, figure out what you love to do, something that you can make a living at, then go for it. We only live once, and if we do it right, once is enough.

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I'd say Marketing is likely a good way for you to go. It may not pay as well as you'd like to start, but Marketing is a great way to flex your creative muscles in a way where you can still make a living at it. I've found that the stimulation I get from doing creative marketing work helps me come up with ideas for fiction ideas that I've developed. I've never had anything published mind you, but that's more because I haven't submitted anything than it is anything else :)How can I change my career this late in life?
Since you indicate that you're a writer, why not start off with freelance writing? With your legal and administrative background, there are plenty of jobs advertised on freelance sites looking for people to write columns, business letters, and other professional correspondences. As you build up a client list, you could branch out into other, more creative freelance gigs.



Another suggestion is to start taking some night courses at a local community college to flex your creative muscles and dip your toe into the career pool, especially if you feel that you might not have the %26quot;experience%26quot; to break into a creative field like marketing, advertising or PR. Try taking a creative writing class or a graphic design class something like that. In any case, you'd get to meet a community of writers, share ideas with them and network.