McPaul98
Number of posts : 1 Registration date : 2012-07-05
| Subject: writing Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:50 pm | |
| hello, im a young writer. i wont say my age online but i have been writing and friends and family all say its good but i dont know what to do after i finish and what to do with it. i am typing a "story" now and was wondering on what editors look for and some other stuff. can anyone give me some advise? |
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fleamailman Four Star Member
Number of posts : 957 Registration date : 2010-04-30
| Subject: Re: writing Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:18 am | |
| "...welcome to publishauthors now..." started the goblin who wouldn't admit his age either, saying "...no you've come to the right place then, only that the real authors are still incarcerated deep below deck here, where legend has it that they were once humans and then something changed them drastically, and from that moment onwards all sorts of strange thoughts and weird imaginings possessed them to write without motive or letup...", and with that the goblin looked across at McPaul98, and then confided "...if you're asking me how to write then I feel that you're asking the wrong question, no the real question is do you know what you are letting yourself in for if this writing ever becomes something habitual within you now, for it's not all that fame and fortune that one sees on the outside, ah no, inside it's more like 24/7 where all that you do does you in return, simply you won't be able escape from yourself I mean, so welcome to the madness of writing..."
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Don Stephens Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1355 Registration date : 2008-01-25 Age : 85 Location : Wherever my hat's hanging today!
| Subject: Re: writing Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:51 am | |
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Abe F. March Five Star Member
Number of posts : 10768 Registration date : 2008-01-26 Age : 85 Location : Germany
| Subject: Re: writing Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:55 am | |
| The one thing they won't like is using a small "i" instead of "I". Your first contact with an editor/publisher is very important. Make sure your English is proper. They will pre-judge your work based on how you correspond with them. |
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