Hey Neil, so I’m 16 and highly terrified that I will never accomplish my dream of becoming a writer (especially because everyone around me seems to be doing things that are more practical.) Advice?

neil-gaiman:

Well, somebody has to accomplish your dream of becoming a writer.

And it might as well be you.

Now, read everything you can. Write a lot. (You’re 16. You don’t have to finish everything you start. Just write.) Get all the living in you need. Meet all the people you can. (Life is useful for plots. People are useful for characters.) And have fun with it.