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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 3105090" data-attributes="member: 10397">How exactly is that a bad thing?Mind you, I'm just as much in search of new and inventive stuff as the next person who's been reading and watching fantasy/horror/sci fi for years, but that doesnt mean the old ideas arent still great. Personally I think we should be trying to encourage this sort of thing. The very fact that a 15 year old went ahead and spent the time and energy...and had the interest...to write a book, and then spent the time and energy to actually get it published, should be applauded.Theres also no reason to believe that the writting quality...good or bad...has anything to do with age. A 15 year old isnt really all that much different than a 21 year old when it comes down to it.I really wish that I had gone ahead and started pursuing writing when I was 15, instead of waiting till I was in my 20s, but I didnt because I thought I couldnt, and I regret it now.EDIT: Its also been my understanding that the boy who wrote Eragon was homeschooled...as I was...and to me its also an example of what even a very young person can achieve when they have time to actually LIVE instead of having to spend every moment memorizing bits of information in order to past test.It probably isnt the best-structured story ever, but I still feel people like us should be supporting such efforts, and offering constructive criticism, rather than putting them down</blockquote>