: Re: Where would be a good place to start for a 15 yr old who wants to be a writer when she's older? The 15 yr old female in question has spent the last few months writing her own book (Fiction)

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Write. Write a lot. And then write some more.

Though your daughter may be a very good writer, it's pretty unlikely that she's going to write anything publishable at her age. So the best thing for her to do would be to just write whatever she wants, and work on getting experience and effort.

Focus on finishing things and getting breadth of experience. Try writing a novel. Try writing short stories. Try writing an epic poem (I did this when I was in high school). Join the high school newspaper staff. The more things she tries, the better she'll understand what she wants to work on.

Finally, she should start thinking about if she wants to pursue a creative writing degree in college. A creative writing degree certainly isn't necessary to becoming a writer, but it's one path that a lot of writers use.

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