My teenage daughter is an incredibly talented writer but she only wants to write fan fiction and refuses to work on anything 'original' and my husband thinks we should push her harder while I think we should trust her creative instincts even if we don't understand them.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different parental philosophies about nurturing versus directing a young person's creative gifts can create household tension about the nature of artistic development.
“Where Are You with Writing and creative legacy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.