Is the writing business like the music/acting business when it comes to age?

Question by Question Queen ?: Is the writing business like the music/acting business when it comes to age?
If I wanna become a fiction writer, is there a certain cut-off age limit, like 30 to debut my first book like they do in the acting/music industry? I’m 24 right now, & I’ve written fiction & want to continue. Now, I don’t have any books completed, but I have 2 or 3 incomplete novels. I also wanna make anthologies of short stories. I don’t have the money to get anything published right now. & how would I go about getting a publishing agent & editor? How can I become an effective writer? Actually, I’m interested in adult fiction. I’ve heard how people have published their own books without a publishing company. How can I do that?

& 1 problem I have is people telling me my writing is incoherent & doesn’t make sense & that my sentences don’t flow. & also they tell me that my imagination is wacky & certain things are impossible. If that’s the case, then that’s why it’s fiction, right? Fiction isn’t supposed to be realistic.

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Answer by Persiphone_Hellecat
Absolutely not. James Patterson was the President of a very successful ad agency before he started writing. He coined the phrase “I dont want to grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid.” He got tons of rejection letters before he sold a book and he was on the dark side of 30 by a lot.

As for your comment “fiction isn’t supposed to be realistic”, I disagree totally. My fiction is very realistic. I use consultants and tons of research. I don’t make stuff up. I research every little detail carefully. It takes me about 5 times as long on the research as it does on the writing. I write realistic murder mystery fiction, and every single detail is accurate. As the famous architect Mies van der Rohe once said – “God is in the Details”.

As for youir problems with the technical aspects of writing – making sentences flow etc. That comes with time and training and practice. The more you write the better you will get at it. And Stephen King says in On Writing that you cannot be a great writer unless you are a great reader. Read – a LOT.

You will find if you go to my profile, I star all the good Q and A on writing and publishing here. Skim through them. Print some out that interest you and think will help. You will find there are many professional authors and teachers who post here with great advice for novice authors. Good luck. Pax -C

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