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marcamos OP t1_iydaym6 wrote

Reply to comment by 7ootles in My 8 year old wrote and illustrated a book(!) Mom and I weren't aware he was doing this… by marcamos

I thought of doing something like that once he has more books made (if he follows through). Who knows; could lead to a genuine long-term interest and, maybe, career!

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7ootles t1_iydboj9 wrote

The interest will grow with encouragement, I'm certain. Your son has talent. I can recognize that as a reader and as a writer with a master's degree in it. Your son has a true gift. There is a career waiting for him in his future, as long as he gets the right kind of encouragement. The key thing is not to let it go to his head, but for it to be real encouragement to keep working and improving and stretching himself. Some of the best writers in the world wrote their first stories in the exact same way your son has.

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marcamos OP t1_iydc25f wrote

Well … wow, thank you for saying that. I'll try to gently increase my prodding on getting that second book wrapped up.

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