: Don't discount yourself because you're young. That's great that you're starting off so early. Keep at it! Though I don't believe anyone will have a problem with it, there are different scenarios

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Don't discount yourself because you're young. That's great that you're starting off so early. Keep at it!

Though I don't believe anyone will have a problem with it, there are different scenarios depending on how you want to be published (self-pub vs traditional pub).

For traditional, no one is going to ask your age when you're submitting queries, so if your story grabs a literary agent, I very highly doubt that they will change their minds because you are so young. In fact, they may even snatch the chance to have an author that has so many years ahead of them and can publish tons of books (which will in turn make them money, too).

Self-pubbing, you'll have to do all of the marketing yourself, which means you won't have to sell yourself to an agent, you'll have to sell yourself to your audience. They're going to know you're 12/13 (or at least very young), and without a traditional publisher behind it saying "yeah this is good", it may be a more work on your part to convince them you're worth it. But definitely not impossible.

My advice: finish your story first. Edit it. Edit it again. Join a writers/critique group and guild. Have it critiqued or edited. Edit it again. And again. And then once more for good measure. Then send it to agents or self-pub. But make sure it's ready before putting it out there. Nothing will destroy your credibility more than poorly edited work, regardless of how old you are.

Good luck. I hope to see you on the best-sellers list!

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