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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.
The desire to write grows with writing.
It's not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, 'Read,' but a writer can read too much and be paralyzed. Or, 'Don't read, don't think, just write,' and the result could be a mountain of drivel.
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.
Even when I think I'm writing really young, they say it's too mature.
Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially.
Anyone who says that writing for children or teens is easier than writing for adults has never tried it, because they are so much more critical than adults. You cannot get anything past them.
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.