Our ADVICE for TEENAGE WRITERS

[@love2learn-itsastorynotasu40]

Someone else: what do you want to be when you grow up? Me: why do I have to grow up to be something? Them: college education Me: I have Abbie and kate emmons

[@kaylajames9334]

Right?

[@naomigking]

I'm a teen author! I self published at 14 and I'm on my second novel at 15. I loved this podcast! Everything said was really great and the points you both made were great

[@naomigking]

@@keiralenahan1358 thats so great!! Thank you. I'm so glad I motivated you, I'm currently in need of some of that myself😅

[@rlima2024]

@Naomi King what's the name of your book? i'd love to read it. :)

[@kennedypatton7874]

I got so excited when I saw the tiled I almost spilled my drink picking up my phone. #teenwriter

[@kkscorner6557]

Me too except not about the drink

[@dawnpoint]

I feel Kate's relationship with cooking on a very personal level.

[@cottagestoryteller]

As a 30-year-young person, I appreciate this advice in the current era of my life, as well. I live for this podcast, guys. Great job!

[@Amy_Mi6]

#same

[@greggervasio8508]

I am 13 and I’ve been writing my fantasy novel since January 2020. I have written about 200-250 pages overall so far! Thank you guys so much for this video!! It was a true motivation.

[@alainad6364]

😯my awe had no words😂

[@AsifHassan]

You are amazing.

[@Artsyastet]

im 13 coming on 14 in july and i have like 8581 words :(

[@gayathrinataraja3244]

One thing I love about both of them is. They don't have millions of views and likes but they never stop making videos for us. Love you both ❤❤

[@SpuunSpong]

They DON’T have millions of views?!? Well they should. 😤 The content is fabulous! Love these channels and please do keep uploading content for us to devour! :)

[@cinyaxinya]

I live for this podcast. I am an absolute perfectionist and a young writer (about to turn 12 next year!) and I am STRANDED on my first page. And, it is still blank for after who knows how long. This podcast really helped me to let go of my perfectionism side when writing, and I’m now having a really enjoyable time when doing so! (I actually used to DREAD the time where I had to force myself to write) Thank you so much, I really appreciate you both for taking your time to advise and lead us writers toward the right path, and towards OUR paths. 💗💗

[@cinyaxinya]

@Zaina Hussein The struggle is real. 😭

[@denissesamano1454]

I think that writing the first chapter, whether you can write it easily or not, is always gonna be crap. Everyone, not just us kids, so we just need to continue and accept that we're not gonna be nearly as good when we have years of practice as we are now, because we'll only keep improving. Just keep going. If you do, then, who knows, maybe one day you'll be the one giving advice to teenagers.

[@cinyaxinya]

@@denissesamano1454 I agree! Nothing will be perfect when you first try it, but you can always perfect it later on. What's important is that you enjoy the process.

[@alainad6364]

Go you!!!!! I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey❤

[@cinyaxinya]

@Alexandria Truitt Me too, and I wish you the best on writing your book!! Always keep this in mind: that it doesn't have to be perfect and you can change it later anytime. All that matters is that you enjoy the process! When I'm reluctant to write, I always tell myself that I'm the only one destined to write my tale. Maybe this will help for you too. Best of luck 😉

[@moderndayphilosopher4356]

As a teen writer, I’ve seen SO MANY videos and posts just like “practice, nothing you do is actually going to be good right now”, so much so that I stopped looking for writing advice altogether - it got too negative and wasn’t helping me write. Then I found your channels, and THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH for doing this!!! It means so much! Your videos have helped me lots in the past few months!!!

[@fandomsforever5766]

thank you for the video! I'm 14 and wrapping up the first draft of my book; I really needed this right now!

[@julianagale1124]

I’m a teenage writer trying to work out the brainstorming of her hopefully soon to be novel. This video inspired me so much! I always hear advice about just practicing until your older but for about two or three years now I’ve wanted to write something more than just practice. The videos from both this podcast and Abbie’s channel have helped me so much, thank you!!!

[@lyacorreaPR]

I love this podcast so much! You guys are my go-to gals when it comes to my writing! I’m 18 but I’ve wanted to write a book sense I was in middle school. Thank you so much!!

[@KAEmmons]

Thank you so much for your kind words! We're so thrilled to have you here in the community 💛🙏 Keep writing!

[@aleborge4761]

I'm a teen writer, I wrote my first book when I was 11, I'm 17 now and I'm publishing on wattpad but hopefully in the near future I can truly publish it, this podcast helped me so much

[@kaytlynspicer6518]

1st Timothy 4 'Let no man despise thy youth!' and that was written 2000 years ago!

[@marion-v6o]

Does this apply to beginner adult writers? 😂

[@KAEmmons]

Yes, it can definitely apply to anyone starting out on their writing journey!

[@alayamcgill7166]

This was SUPER good and encouraging to me, a 17 year old writing my first novel!! Thank you!

[@KAEmmons]

We're so glad that this episode encouraged you! Thank you for being here 🙏✨

[@alayamcgill7166]

@@KAEmmons 😁

[@lynne10206]

Just saw this video and I gotta say this is helping me a lot since I'm a teenage whose been recently working on some stuff but mostly of the time I get filled up with insecurities. Now that I found Abbie's channel and yours as well I'm gonna work harder to get my dreams come true. Thank you so much for this video and hope all of you teenager writers can find an inspiration as well!! :)

[@jemimawillis31]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! You two are amazing!

[@ayomideelizabeth143]

21:04 Abbie: '...feel intimidated that they don't even take the first step' I take the first step, but never actually finish it, because I am out of ideas.

[@tinubaby5448]

Hey Kate & Abbie Thank you for this video, it was so encouraging for me as a teen writer.

[@dawnstarfirecrest2678]

This is so helpful! Thank you! I immediately shared this with my best friend because we're both aspiring authors. Thank you so much!

[@elisesilverfire8587]

I finished my first book when I was I think about 8 years old. It was about a girl moving and staring a new school and going on adventure in a world her secret friend took her to. And it was unicorns and ranbows and everything was happy. Now I'm 13 and my writing has improved but not my sight of stories. Still loves unicorns and rainbows and happy things xD Also I have a thing I would like you to talk about in a podcast. I've just started like actually writing my first draft on my new novel (In swedish becouse I'm from there). But I really wonder how you can write and show more than telling. I have been practising this for about two months now since I started following Abbie and now your podcast. I feel like this is a super important skill but I don't know how to do it. And especially how do you show your protagonist Internal Conflict without making it TO obvious like showing it and everything. Also I feel like my characters is teenagers (which they are but...) they have like the worst mood swings I have ever seen. Please help!

[@Noel-rk3bf]

I’m a teen writer, or at least an aspiring writer, and I have this story I’m really passionate about but whenever I try to sit down and write I can only write a few sentences before I get burnt out. I love the characters and the storyline but I feel like I physically can’t write when I try to work on the story and idk what to do

[@fandomsforever5766]

I get that, It happens to me too. You might consider taking a break from the story, write something else or do something totally separate from writing. I took a week-long break from writing my book and when I sat back down I wrote seven thousand words in one sitting. Your subconscious works on things all the time, sometimes taking a break from actively thinking about it is all you need. Hope this helps. Good luck with your book!

[@Bluewaterdice]

This hit me hard, this advice is steel hard and I've been writing for a few years, never thought I would take it seriously because of my age but this - this advice has changed my view! By the way, both of your lessons has stuck and deepened the verse of writing, thanks for sharing!

[@lucygoodwriter]

This is the first episode I’ve watched and I love this show! Teen writer!!!

[@alainad6364]

I started writing my first "novel" when I was eleven. I didn't look at much writing advice till I was about fourteen, and by that point my enneagram 3 self was too conceited to pay attention to anything they had to say😳🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

[@Vandalia1998]

Can you go back to the 90s and drop this podcast then when I was still a teen and was thinking 🤔 about writing ✍️

[@debopomabhattacharjee8712]

I had started a novel but lost interest midway and am currently suffering from major writer's block.. how do I bring back my interest and get rid of this writer's block 😩

[@tinubaby5448]

Me too many times

[@tappkalina]

Maybe come up with the end? If you see where your story goes, you'll know what to write next. Our just read what you have written already and fall in love with the characters again. Our start a new story.

[@mariamahmed2021]

This was so motivational to hear! Thanks guys ❤️

[@Chloe-do6wg]

I've been writing at quotev since I was 10 now I am Still 10 years old

[@zenebornman7917]

I was in my last of being twelve when I started writing a novel. I'm fifteen now. 😊

[@geoffp1]

Great info!

[@christianknickerbocker604]

Yikes, wattpad has 90 million user!? I'm currently using royal road but maybe when I have a fan base there I'll ask them to up vote me on wattpad... honestly I'm lousy at self promotion but it seems like with royal road you at least get readers which is apparently quite difficult on wattpad (the bigger the venue the easier to get lost).

[@christianknickerbocker604]

'You'll regret what you didn't write, not what you wrote." I'm putting that one in the journal.

[@ayeshashaikh4446]

11:20 they're most probably talking about after

[@my_artflare]

Love this ❣️it was really helpful and reassuring

[@carolynprunkl1359]

i like to write. songs. in storytelling

[@cosmicprison9819]

Delayed gratification is such a badly named concept. The solution is not “work first, and then you’ll be rewarded eventually (hopefully)”. The solution is to enjoy the work itself. That’s actually instant gratification. 😁 Just not of the cheap kind…

[@ilincastanciu2961]

I've always wanted to become a writer, but my mom won't let me, because she says that writer are poor. What can I do?

[@AlisaWilhelm]

A lot of writers, even successful ones, continue with their day jobs and carve out writing time during their off hours and days off.

[@tomjohnson4462]

... 10,000 is supposed to be good? I got 20,000 views on a fanfic and was self conscious...