*wonders how on earth she could have missed this thread*
I have yet to read the whole thing back, but I'll just pop a post in now because I never tire of discussing this book (which worries me, frankly).
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Originally Posted by the_faery_queen  i wrote a book at 15. i wrote one far younger. they were rubbish! i dunno, i guess because of that im not really impressed by the idea he started writing it at 15, because that's nothing special to me, i did it to. difference is, i didn't think anyone would take it seriously as i was only 15, and i didn't have parents with a company willing to print it for me. |
I agree, I don't understand the hype surrounding his age. I know a lot of people fifteen or younger who write, does that mean they're all prodigies as well? I would love to be published young, I think anyone would, but you've got to be good enough first. =/
That's partly the reason I don't agree with people who say, 'Cut him some slack, he's just a kid!' Because he's not a kid any more (you could hardly call him a kid when he finished Eragon) and he's a published writer so should be judged like any other. I for one would be embarrassed if I was published young and people patronized my work because of it.
I have too much to say on this topic and no idea where to start, so I'll just leave it at that for now.