Earlier this week we wrote about 16-year-old YA author Steph Bowe (pictured, via) and her question: “Does age matter in publishing?” The article generated another article and more than 165 comments at Jezebel.
What do you think? Here are a few comments from Jezebel readers. Meritxell commented: “I’m glad I wasn’t published when I was 15. I’m not sure the world was ready for my Gavin Rossdale/Fox Mulder/me fan fiction.”
SlayBelle wrote: “Now, at 35, I feel energized again about writing and have a much more realistic approach to the process. I mourn the years I spent ignoring my desires and the lost time working in the trenches, but at least I’m not wallowing in mythology any more. Now, instead of being jealous of teenagers, I just get put out about writers who get book deals without being, you know, good at what they do.”
Finally SheelaNaGig wrote: “I think the flip side to this is ‘peaking’ young and never being able to live up to that success/promise as you age. If you’ve had great success at 13, where is there left for you to go except down or static?”