Could I be an author at 11?

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isabel

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Hello. :) I want to write a story about a personal experience of becoming friends with someone online (No , don't worry . I wasn't raped :) ) but I was wondering if I could make it a real story.

Yes , I do realize it is very dangerous to meet people online. I shouldn't have done it. I 'Fell In Love' but it was just me being a stupid , dramatic hormonal preteen.

So , anywho the story is about two people who got introduced by the girls friend and the guys girlfriend (which they have never met either). The girl tells him she loves him but he says he doesn't feel the same way. When the girl is 21 and the boy is 25 they meet in real life. They don't realize that they were the person who they met online at first .

I'm still working on it. I know that is very dramatic and most people would be like, "Your only 11 and you get on myspace and talk to strangers?" and I agree with you.


Anyway , that's not really what happened . I never told him I loved him. We told each other we loved each other , but in that friend kind of way. But that is how I met him. Through his girlfriend.

And YES , I do feel terrible for even talking to strangers in the first place.
Hmmm.... I don't know. I probably will end up just printing it. But I still want your thoughts.
 
It is very possible to be a talented writer at 11, however if you are looking to create something worth getting published, what you have to consider is your life experience and your audience.

Although I don't doubt your intelligence you must consider if you have enough understanding of the adult world to access what the world is really like from the viewpoint of someone who is 25.

Also, you'd struggle to find an adult audience that would be engaged initially with an 11 year-old protagonist... just as you would struggle to find a younger audience that would identify with 25 year olds.

One last thing, if you were ever thinking about proper publishing you'd have to consider the effect you'd be having on other young readers who might think it a good idea to talk to strangers online. That, and the publishing process is ridiculously difficult.
 
It sounds like you have some great ideas, honey, and you seem really mature for eleven, but if you work really hard, and enjoy writing then I think yes, you should write this story. Even if it doesn't get published, it will add to your own experience and learning, and make it worthwhile.
Go for it, Sweetpea, and never be afraid to try anything you want to do.
 
It sounds like you have some great ideas, honey, and you seem really mature for eleven, but if you work really hard, and enjoy writing then I think yes, you should write this story. Even if it doesn't get published, it will add to your own experience and learning, and make it worthwhile.
Go for it, Sweetpea, and never be afraid to try anything you want to do.
 
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