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Edition 12: Young 抖阴社区rs Unite!

Hello, children of 抖阴社区. It is me again, Yzabella_Pen. As Amber didn't inform you last week, I'm going to talk about basically being a young writer. You'll see what I mean later. Now, let's go into a dream sequence, shall we?

Into the dream sequence...

So, my dream as a writer is to get published one day, and become a New York Times bestseller. Although, I want to get published before I turn eighteen. Anyways, do many of you share the same dream? Sure you do! What writer doesn't want to see their book in the bookstore or in the library or on a poster? I'm sure all of you share that dream.

Alas, you're still a teenager. I guess you'll just have to wait until you're older. Become a grown up, get a degree in a college, and get a job. You know, become an adult. Nobody's going to take you on seriously, until you're over the age of twenty-five and have a job. Ah, alas, cold reality will always have to enter our dreams. Let's get out of here.

Back to harsh cold reality...

Hello! We're back! So, in our dream, we spoke about how to get our writing published, we must be adults. I say, No! Most definitely not! This is outrageous! Adults aren't the only successful people in this world. I heard that a fifteen-year-old girl got her book published, but I forgot what the title is. I saw this on Channel One. As some of you know, I am young, quite young, thirteen years old. Just because I'm young, look at music artists!

Greyson Chance is going to be fourteen years old, and already has a record deal, an album and two hit singles! Justin Bieber was discovered at like the age of twelve. 抖阴社区rs can get successful just like these artists. As, I mentioned before, my dream is to be published before I graduate from high school.

I'm completely dedicated to trying to get published. So, here's my little special message: Your Age Doesn't Matter! Achieve your dream of being published, my friends. It's never too early.

Start Of The Hopefuls Publishing Process

So, I have already started on this process. Does anybody know what to do? Well, I do. The first thing you should do of course, is finish the book finish the manuscript. As any published book, proofread your manuscript a million times. Get it professionally edited. It's a financial investment of course, but if you're really serious about being published, you have to make those sacrifices.

Polish up your manuscript, and make it the best quality it can be. That's Part A. of Step One.

Part. B, Step One.

Now, you do realize before ANY writer should be submitting anything, there's a step before that. In publishing, there's always contracts and copyright, all that stuff. But, of course, are you a lawyer? Do you have intelligence in law? Well, if you're a young writer like me, probably not a lot. This is where a literacy agent comes into play. An agent will protect your rights, and just help you on the way to getting published.

Literacy agents will submit your works to publishers who are interested in the kind of book you wrote. You submit your stuff to agents, and hopefully they'll like it and represent you. There's many sites that can help you find literacy agents, and there's a website to see if they're reputable or not. AgentQuery and Publisher's Marketplace are good websites to look for an agent. Predators and Editors, the URL is http://pred-ed.com/. You should check that website before you think about submitting to an agent. Check the website, and look for the certain agency or agent. You can also look for reputable agencies.

Step Two.

Submit to agents. An agency will give you guidelines please do follow them. Never call an agent. You will lose major points in trying to make a good impression. Email them or snail mail, whatever they prefer. So, you should submit to agencies. Do not do a follow up, if they don't reply right away. The wait time can be from two weeks to two months. Be patient, organized and proactive. Keep track of all the agencies you submit to.

If agents do accept you and represent you, you must keep all of these other things in mind.

- The agent will submit your manuscript to publishers that may be interested in the kind of book you wrote.  

- Your agent will be like your best friend.  

- Always act professional. The publishing business is completely high profile, that's what I believe.

So, yes, as Andrea Brown stated, " It's easier to divorce your spouse then your agent." An agent and a writer have a relationship like a love relationship. There has to be that special connection. There's a very special message I have deprived from AgentQuery. " No agent is better then a bad agent." If you have a bad agent, they'll submit your work, and sadly, you'll earn a bad reputation in the publishing business.

After you dump that agent, you'll try to submit again, correct? Nope. No chance. Your work's 'dirty', because of that agent. Thus, your project, well, you've been black balled.

After Finding An Agent:

Well, let's say that you find an agent, and they submit to publishers. Agents get paid 10 to 15% of all sales, and 20% for foreign sales. So, you're only paying him that much. Literacy agents protect your rights. If your agent breaches contact, or their initiative isn't your own, I'm sorry, but you'll have to dump them! Don't worry, you'll find another. Just keep a few things in mind. Don't harass your agent; they may get thousands of submissions each month. Be patient, and be proactive. If an agent offers you representation, give all the other agencies you submitted to a courtesy email. Let them know, another agency has offered.

They may ask for an extra week to read your manuscript. Another agency is interested in your manuscript! That agency doesn't want to let your story slip under their nose and into somebody else's wing. Correct? They don't want to miss out on that chance! If they just tell you 'good luck', they don't want to get into a mud fight with other agencies. Three weeks is the maximum wait. You should already have made up your mind.

My Final Words:

So, I have told you about getting published. I am doing that extensive research myself, and I already have everything planned out. Be efficient, organized, and proactive. Every move you make is like a chess move. Every move affects the game. It's a game of chess, guys. Young writers, unite! Show the publishing world that teenagers can be published and be successful! Let's take the world by storm, guys. I'm starting a revolution here.

Remember, anything is possible. W.C.

Yzabella_Pen: So, how'd you like it guys? I hope this has helped you. All of this information has been researched from AgentQuery, and many different agencies' websites. If, you'd like the sources, please PM me, or simply comment on this article tagging me. This way, I can answer the question for all your fellow readers. I hope you take this to heart, for publishing is a dream and similarity Amber and I share. Okay, see you guys in two weeks, I have no idea what I'll write next. I'll ask Amber. What's she writing? I don't know! Bye! Love, Yzabella.

AmbersEatingCake: In my customary note after every chapter, I would like to again say how absolutely wonderful I thought this edition was. Also, In a comment about this edition please include @Yzabella_Pen in your comment. She deserves to receive your love :) Ok guys, also, I'm either doing an edition on dialogue or vocabulary - you choose.