tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post6207592093179287729..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: Dear Young WriterHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-65772625259545163422015-06-19T16:59:52.434-05:002015-06-19T16:59:52.434-05:00@Charity, late bloomers are fabulous! :D@Charity, late bloomers are fabulous! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-30969039400053909282015-06-19T13:16:55.625-05:002015-06-19T13:16:55.625-05:00I played around with lots of story ideas in high s...I played around with lots of story ideas in high school, but I wouldn't say I was serious until my 30s. Yeah, guess I'm a late bloomer. Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-24230433060498483602015-06-18T13:32:21.952-05:002015-06-18T13:32:21.952-05:00@Carrie-Anne, my first story was a picture book at...@Carrie-Anne, my first story was a picture book at about five. :)<br /><br />@Liz, nice advice. I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />@Dolorah, it seems most of us start young. :)<br /><br />@Ava, thanks! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-67694587955801817752015-06-17T22:55:01.050-05:002015-06-17T22:55:01.050-05:00Nicely said, Chrys. :)
I've been writing seri...Nicely said, Chrys. :)<br /><br />I've been writing seriously for the past 6 years. Still learning every day.Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-59971388860417819132015-06-17T20:49:07.275-05:002015-06-17T20:49:07.275-05:00Good advice.
I think I was about 14, but did not ...Good advice.<br /><br />I think I was about 14, but did not really get started until about 42.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-76724522036934393512015-06-17T18:54:23.453-05:002015-06-17T18:54:23.453-05:00I started making up stories when I was about 12. I...I started making up stories when I was about 12. I didn't start writing them down until I was 26.<br /><br />Being a published author has nothing to do with age. It has everything to do with writing. Just write. And strive to get better. That's all that matters.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-76260142560857055822015-06-17T17:22:01.518-05:002015-06-17T17:22:01.518-05:00I've been writing since I was four, since I kn...I've been writing since I was four, since I knew how to write. My first stories were picture books. As I got older, it developed into writing novelette- and novella-length stories, and finally novel-length stories as a teenager. I've left behind a lot of unfinished stories and abandoned characters from my younger years, but I've stayed with many others, and have plans to resurrect some of my long-shelved characters.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-80736384633805991242015-06-17T17:17:04.831-05:002015-06-17T17:17:04.831-05:00@Patrick, that is awesome! When I was seventeen, I...@Patrick, that is awesome! When I was seventeen, I was rewriting my series. At eighteen, I finally finished the first book and was sending out queries for it. I didn't publish flash fiction until I was twenty-one, I believe. And I have never sold a flash fiction piece or article. So that is a nice accomplishment! You have plenty of time to finish a novel. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-33880111265930311702015-06-17T17:04:52.535-05:002015-06-17T17:04:52.535-05:00Oh yeah, it's very possible, especially in sho...Oh yeah, it's very possible, especially in short form. I sold three 100-word stories a couple weeks before I turned 17 (still haven't even finished writing a novel though). I would say I started writing when I was 11. I guess you could say I started writing seriously at 15, maybe, though I still don't write nearly enough at a month shy of 18.Patrick Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690555802232025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-7276438588806250612015-06-17T14:24:37.193-05:002015-06-17T14:24:37.193-05:00@Elias, I hadn't thought about this for older ...@Elias, I hadn't thought about this for older writers, but you're right. It does work in both cases. :D<br /><br />@Suzanne, I hope so too. :) He has the strive and that's always a good thing. I like how your journey changed throughout your life. That is inspiring. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-87810182761473940332015-06-17T13:45:49.375-05:002015-06-17T13:45:49.375-05:00What great advice, I hope your young writer achiev...What great advice, I hope your young writer achieves their dreams. I started out writing poetry as a teenager and always thinking that one day I would write a book. I kept going at the poetry and used writing in other areas of my life, but I didn't start writing that first book until I was in my earlier forties! Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-69654096191342878222015-06-17T13:26:42.528-05:002015-06-17T13:26:42.528-05:00This is pretty inspiring to us old writers, too. T...This is pretty inspiring to us old writers, too. Thanks for the #WW shot in the arm.EliasMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001582934570664540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-66058017525622221022015-06-17T08:40:51.929-05:002015-06-17T08:40:51.929-05:00@mshatch, so have I. It's a life-long dream, p...@mshatch, so have I. It's a life-long dream, passion, and ambition for us. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-78283789780180496962015-06-17T06:58:18.648-05:002015-06-17T06:58:18.648-05:00I've been writing stories since I was in eleme...I've been writing stories since I was in elementary school - and that's a long time!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com