Adrian asked Jennifer A. Nielsen:

Mrs. Nielsen, I'm an aspiring writer. I'm simultaneously writing a romantic comedy and a psychological horror-mystery. I'm working on the latter first. I already started to write the first five chapters and it's going well. But how do I organize the tone story-wise so it doesn't feel like it's all over the place? Not to mention, I'm 14 years old- going onto 15- so is it even possible for me to publish my novel now?

Jennifer A. Nielsen I love that you're working in two completely different genres, and that you are moving forward on the psychological horror-mystery so well. Keep in mind that right now, you are on the first draft, so it might be all over the place, and that's okay. You'll fix that in rewrites. But if you can put down an outline - even a casual one that you keep changing, it might help you even out the tone. But honestly, don't worry too much. Just get that first draft finished, and then worry about tone on the rewrite.

And yes, you absolutely could be published at 14 or 15. It will be tough, because it's tough for anyone to get published, but there are published teen writers out there.

But don't worry about that too much right now either. Simply focus on writing the best story you can. Good luck!

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