on Jane Friedman site:

What do you do when a teen in your life is a diehard writer? When they won’t clean their room and just want to write stories or poems all day?

First off, congrats to any adult reading this who wants to support a young writer whether they are related or not. You are lucky to have a dreamer in your life, and they are lucky to have you.

I have a unique perspective on this situation, as a former kid who loved writing (and still does) as well as a parent of a kid who loves writing, and a coach in writing programs for adults and kids, including My Word Publishing’s Emerging Teen Authors Writing and Publishing Camp online.

Here are some things we’ve learned from preteen and teen writers at our publishing camp on how to help them on the journey: