tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post2374333316327239377..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Imagine If This Had Been A Teen WriterGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-81905545390038544652012-01-02T01:27:57.152-05:002012-01-02T01:27:57.152-05:00As much as I hate to say this there have been teen...As much as I hate to say this there have been teen stars who have broken through to fame and sustained enduring success. Sure Justin Beiber is criticised but he has a huge fan following and probably is experiencing no regrets about his early rise to fame. SE Hinton and Mary Shelly are a few examples of teen writers who have broken into the publishing world and endured. I have been working on a novel since I was 14, (I'm now 16) and have been editing it during school holidays since. Of course I am thinking about publication. That is what motivates me to keep on writing. I am mature enough to enter the adult world of publication. I continue to research the publishing industry, and mature enough to take criticism. But if I don't get published it won't be the end of the world, because by going through the process of editing and querying I have learned much more then practising the craft of alone would teach me. In response to your question posed in the title, not all teen musicians are like Rebecca Black, nor are all teen writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-36928641181188971012011-03-18T20:35:06.198-04:002011-03-18T20:35:06.198-04:00People.com describes the company that made this vi...People.com describes the company that made this video as a "vanity production company." <br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/03/18/rebecca.black.ppl/index.html?hpt=SbinGail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-69811210512578138032011-03-17T20:23:28.682-04:002011-03-17T20:23:28.682-04:00I've had a little trouble figuring out just wh...I've had a little trouble figuring out just what is going on with the company that produced her video. Some commenters at articles I've seen claim it's a self-publishing type of thing--you pay, they make you a video--but the website is somewhat chaotic and unclear on that point. Whatever the company is, she's thirteen. Someone, presumably an adult, brought her together with the company. Someone at the company, presumably an adult, made it possible for her to make that video.<br /><br />Talent has no expiration date. A very young writer/musician/artist can only improve with training. If they can't afford a traditional higher education, they can still only improve with self-study, work, and experience of whatever kind they can get. There is just no reason to get out on the track early.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-43734964157835028942011-03-17T16:28:35.136-04:002011-03-17T16:28:35.136-04:00I have to say - -I didn't at first realize she...I have to say - -I didn't at first realize she was so young, and didn't realize this was self-done.<br /><br />I'm a firm believer that, in most cases, teen artists should wait a few years. For all you say. I also think the "best" outcome for teen professionals -- success -- is also not necessarily best because it's the rare person who doesn't become the 20something "has been."Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.com