You are looking for work. While someone should take interest, maybe nobody will take you seriously or find it easy to hire you, because of your age (sorry, I've been there).If you do contract work, be careful to get the agreement in writing.

The key thing for the long term will be to aggressively seek cool internships every year you are in college and (unless you have a better specific idea) get a comp sci degree at some place which is known and has a culture and setting that suits you. That shouldn't be any real problem, if you want to do it.

If this is what you love, there's nothing wrong with doing it at any age. If the job thing doesn't turn up, just take on fun projects using new tools and produce SMALL publishable units. This gives you something to show and more experience with the whole circle of software life.

If you have a lot more time than money, you may be able to engineer your secret project to be able to start on a leaner budget. Don't be too discouraged if things don't work or you screw up.

You have a good start and you have access to advice which I wish I had. Take advantage of it. The beer, LSD and girls will wait. Good luck.