Too young to write?

by Mark Rudd
4th January 2012

Here's one that has bothered me for a long time... I am writing (as I always am) a children's fantasy novel that I hope to submit to an agent this year. It's a fairly dark, spooky story in a magical setting, starring an ordinary girl. I only have one problem with it...

I'm only 21.

Is that enough life experience to be writing anything? Can a person's style be sufficiently mature by that age? Will an agent look at the DOB and dismiss the submission? I'd appreciate some thoughts on this!

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I'd say you're the right age for that genre. Life experience isn't always what it's cracked up to be...

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04/01/2012

Hi Mark.

I'm 67. I wish I had have started at 21. Just do it, and enjoy it. You never know where the road might take you.

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I don't think age should matter, it should be all about how good the book is and what it is about, and if you tell them you have been writing for quite some time, it might help since they'll know you enjoy doing it

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