/lit/ - Literature

My wife had one of her high school friends over tonight. Her friend kept talking about how her daughter wanted to be an author, she's only 14 but has already written a full novel and is working on the second. Her mom got her into a special writing program and she's going to do so well, she's already met with other young professional female YA writers and feels like she's going to fit right in.

I was horrified to hear this, what the fuck does a 14 year old have to say? I'm much older and don't feel like I've experienced enough to have any real perspective. Also the idea that you would want to be a writer rather than needing to be one also disturbed me. I hope the girl fails before the status of being a writer goes to her head