What advice would you give to young writers?

heywriters:

Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself to be the next bestseller/prodigy novelist. That’s like expecting to become a NASCAR driver right after you get your license. Best thing to do is just accept that you’re learning and your first attempts will be awful. 

For young writers online, don’t be discouraged by a lack of reviews/reads, or negative reviews for the same reasons stated above. It’s not a contest, just keep working at your story until you like it, and maybe wait on posting it until you feel others will too.