How to Start Writing as a Teen Author

For any struggling authors (and myself sometimes)… this post comes from one of my favorite blogs. 🙂

teenswrite2teens 🐯 Author Sophia Whittemore

Hello world!

So my name is Sophia Whittemore and I’m a teen author who, like you as a writer or curious reader, loves stories. I love the story for the story’s sake. I loved it so much that I decided one day to pick up a pen and start writing whenever I could. If I needed to write an idea down on a napkin, I’d do it. If I didn’t have paper, I’d write on my arm. Words were so ingrained in me that I decided one day that I’d become a writer.

Of course, people are going to judge you as a teen author. Heck, people judge you even if you’re an adult writer. But there are people out there who say teens can’t write. Well, I think they’re wrong, dear teenage author.

Dear teenage or struggling author, don’t give up. People will tell you to wait. People will…

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