What I've learned is that you get better at writing by writing, and that 'youthful energy' will only get you so far.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.
I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a little more efficient in some ways. At the same time, when you're young, you're a little more fearless, and there's less of an internal critic.
At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you have to lay bare things that are very heavy, and you don't have the means for that.
Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.
Writing makes you more human.
I think writing is an extension of a childhood habit - the habit of entertaining oneself by taking interesting bits of reality and building upon them.
There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have some experience.
I've been writing since I was 19.
I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.
Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.