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Is being almost 30 too old to start writing?

>> No.11987686

Yes or anything, if you do not have your life together in any way by that age better figure out a good way to get welfare bux.

>> No.11987697
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11987697

nope. go for it.
pic related didn't write anything of value until after thirty, after totally reduxing his whole style, and heavily borrowed his themes from contemporary thinkers

>> No.11987711

Van Gogh touched a brush for the first time when he was 28 or 29, I think.

>> No.11987713

>>11987683
Too young if anything

>> No.11987719

>>11987711
touched a pussy maybe. that kid was slainging those paints since the cradle tho

>> No.11987729

to what end.

writing is gratifying in and of itself. Don't get too hung up in getting published.

James ellroy didn't start writing till he was in his 30's

>> No.11987733

>>11987683
Depends on how you lived your life until now. If you wasted the last fifteen years of your life on genre fiction, television, pornography, and video games, then yeah, it's too late and you might as well end it all. If you lived the life of a proper human being, then no, it's not too late. It's just a matter of how polluted your mind is.

>> No.11988336

>>11987733
What would living the life of a proper human being entail, in your opinion?

>> No.11988636

No, but you're way too old to be on 4chan

>> No.11988640

>>11987683

No. Sartre published his first novel in his late 30s. So did Denis Johnson. William Gay didn't publish a short story until his 70s. Stendhal didn't even start until he was 45.

Go ahead and start OP. You have nothing to lose.

>>11987733
Also, this guy is a fucking idiot.

>> No.11988672

>>11987733
1. Good pornography is of equal artistic merit to literature
2. Using "Genre fiction" as a dismissive term is fucking retarded

>> No.11988678

>>11987683
Yes, find another hobby.

>> No.11988735

You're already such a loser if you're wasting more time theorizing when you'll "start your life" on image boards.
Fucking loser. Either start or die.

>> No.11988769

>>11988636

>> No.11988839

Short answer: No.

Long Answer: Stop limiting yourself due to causality. Be diligent, and have hope. You will persevere.

>> No.11988889

You'll be fine, go ahead OP. In fact, you could actually write some pretty good material, because you have life experiences and a strong perspective from which to write.

>> No.11988896

>>11987683
anons here are 15 yo edgy writers who don't want to think boomers can write. you could put something decent together

>> No.11988899

>>11988839
pro-tip: short answer, lets unpack this

long answer desu senpai is that literally any babby can you ebin le maymay npc’s can’t be bothered to make up their worldview i mean really? thanks comfy cozy bros hold me

>> No.11989778

>>11988672
1. lol
2. LOL

>> No.11989929

>>11987683
No it’s probably better to be honest

>> No.11990528

>>11987683
I hope not. My plan is to become financially stable before writing professionally.

>> No.11990685

>>11988896
>Edgy 15 yo
>writers
Little generous ay anon