How can i get a book published- i am 13?
Posted on November 25th, 2009 by admin
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I am 13 and i want some books to be published but i don’t know how!
I have wrote a few storys and the people who read them say they r great! I read nd write @ a 15 year old level.
Please help,
Thanks,
Lollyfizz x x x
You’ll have to personally contact some publisher company and convince it to print your book.There’s no other way.You can check the websites of publishing companies for their contact details and of course you can get some names of publishers from books that you read.Google can help you find their websites.All the Best
It is very hard even for adults. I hope you don’t use i for I when writing or any of the text type as you’ve used in your question like r, nd, @, and to check your spelling like stories. Otherwise a publisher won’t even look. Always go over what you’ve written to see what youi’ve done wrong. Like one on here has spelled yellow as yellew, because it hasn’t been checked over before being sent.
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Sending a few chapters of your book to a series of publishers, dont limit to yourself to publishers around your area – go wide….the more you send a chapter to then the more like of a deal will be made….
Good luck!!!
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Well go on the internet or yellew pages or w.e.
And you have too look for an agent. They will help get it published if anyone will
I have been too see two authors and have learned alot from them.
I would like to talk more:)
Add me on msn: georgeyboy95@hotmail.co.uk
I would like to read your stories. I am writing one at the minute. I could tell you some more if you like
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hi, i’m also 13 and also writing a story. i’m planning to send a few chapters of my story to an author to see what he thinks (i was thinking Michael Morpurgo becuase i wrote to him before and he replied. and he’s really good!) why don’t you try doing this too?
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Getting a book published is a long, difficult and sometimes frustrating process.
First you must have a good story that is of a publishable standard. Publishers don’t really take age into account when accepting a manuscript for publication. They are more interested in how well that manuscript is written and how easy that work will be to market. You will be competing with adults, many of who have a tertiary education, so make sure that your story is written well and is free from any spelling or grammatical errors. (You have a few in your question. Don’t spoil your manuscript by including similar errors. Publishers do not look kindly upon abbreviations like "@" or "r".
The second step is to find a publisher or agent. Your best bet is to get hold of a copy of the Writers Marketplace. This will give you a list of publishers and agents and what type manuscripts they are interested in. It should also give you a website or mailing address that you can contact for submission guidelines.
When you have the guidelines from a publisher or agent, make sure that you follow every single one. (As a rule, however, most publishers or agents will ask for the first three chapters of your manuscript typed and double spaced with 3cm margins. Include a synopsis of the rest of your story.)
Publishing is a very competitive and sometimes brutal business. Publishers receive many unsolicited manuscripts a year. Of these, only one or two will actually be published. If yours is one of them, congratulations. If not, don’t worry. We all get rejection slips from time to time. Don’t take it personally.
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1. …Strong suggestions follow, with good temper and best wishes…
*…sorry is long but is correct and good reading for you…*
2. If you would like to get an agent, it’s best to find an upstanding and reputable agent who takes "unsolicited queries" which means one who will take a question about whether that person -the agent- is taking on more clients in the genre you write without asking for them.
"Unsolicited" means accepting things unasked for, and you know "queries" mean questions.
Do so by following step # 3…
3. Read the first section of "The Writer’s Market" current edition -"How To Publish"- either by buying it or studying it as a reference book at your local public library (you can use their free copier too) or by spending a bit each month to read it online at http://www.writersmarket.com …Regarding online…
Be sure you read very closely what you can already read online for free before deciding whether to go for their low-priced membership or not…always read ‘About Us’ and such at any site = the fine print!
By any method, read this section more times than once; it’s clear and very helpful.
4. The reason to study the first section of this book on "How To Publish" is that it answers your question, and the several questions that will probably come up as you get closer to wanting to publish correctly and with reputable people.
It also tells you all about legal copyright if you don’t already know.
Do Not copyright your material now beyond what the book tells you, because copyright (per contract, which at your age would involve a parent or guardian) is what publishers and editors buy.
5. Try to get something short and very good published, even for free, in a local literary magazine or paper, a school paper – any venue (outlet) you know.
Ask your public reference librarian about this, which can be done on the phone if you don’t go to the library (you should).
This is to show any prospective agents (it is great to have an agent) and to be able to say you have at least one thing already published (to anyone taking unsolicited queries = the starting point), which helps new authors.
Never send any chapters to anyone unless they are asked for!
Never send any letters or queries to anyone not taking any unsolicited material!
You would only and surely get quick rejection slips.
6. Continue to read a wide variety of great books, to be observant of all life, and to write whenever you can…
7. Best of luck in all you do.
Be persistent, patient and optimistic -all writers get rejections (sometimes many) especially new writers, but if the material is good and it is dealt with correctly, you Can Get Published and paid for it.
Again – Luck.
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UCLA Eng. Lit.; post-grad writing courses. Made living as writer, editor, tutor. Usually retired.
You’ll have to personally contact some publisher company and convince it to print your book.There’s no other way.You can check the websites of publishing companies for their contact details and of course you can get some names of publishers from books that you read.Google can help you find their websites.All the Best
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Well since you not specifi what country youre from its difficult to give you advice but if yorue from US and some other countries you have to go to an bookwriter agent and start there. In other countries like sweden you go stright to the bookpublisher.
My key advice is to not let go off your writing to soon but try to make it as good as possible and even have a lot off effort into rewriting, spellchecking and stuff like that. Make youre script as good as possible before give it away and you have done a big favour to youreself!
The bookwriting buisness is tough and unforgiving and the bookpublishers only publish one script out of every thousand or so so dont expect to have one published but rather see it as a bonus or dream come thrue! If youre serious about writing stribe towards getting published like a sports atleth stribe towards a world record! Johan.
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If you want to have someone publish your book I recommend checking out the classified section of poets and writers at http://www.pw.org. There are always editors looking for new voices and the magazine can be read for free at their website. There are no guarantees that you will be pubished, but it’s a thrill to simply submit your work, and I recommend going for it.
If you aren’t opposed to self-publication (Mark Twain was self-published) there are several print on demand websites that you can upload your book on, and I recommend http://www.cafepress.com. Publicity about the book would be up to you, but if a copy sells they print it, mail it, bill it and send you a check. Uploading one item is free, and if you upload numerous items it’s about $5 a month to maintain a "store." You can also upload art for your book cover and decorate it the way you want to. Cafepress has a set amount they make per page for a book and you simply charge more than this amount if you want to make a profit. Eventually you could easily turn your store into a place where you sell other people’s books (become a publisher), including your friends and relatives.
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