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23rd November 2012

How can a teen try to get a book published?

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Question by fly_103: How can a teen try to get a book published?
I practice writing almost everyday. Any other advice?

Best answer:

Answer by colada15
Write to the companies with pieces of your literature. Tell them what your writing style is, your adress, and name in a neatly written letter. They might consider you if they like your stuff.

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1 On November 23rd, 2012, CK said:
Be bold, show off your skill. The first thing you need to do is write the book itself (hard part). Then, you need to edit the book (another hard part). Find a literary agent to handle your work or you can directly approach the publisher. My friend and i are 14 and we wrote a 117,000 word book and my friend is editing it at the moment. We still have to scout for agents/publishers. Do the same thing as old people do. Don’t be put down when people say you’re too young.

Good luck!

posted on November 23rd, 2012 at 1:33 pm
2 On November 23rd, 2012, Bea W said:
Anything is possible. However, the road to professional publication is a long one filled with rejection letters. Have you ever thought about entering your stories in writing competitions? There is a wonderful scholarship program that writers in the 9-12 grades can enter here in the States. It’s called the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. You can find information about them from your guidance counselor or from your art or English teacher. Or you can go to the Scholastic Art and Writing Award website. It’s an excellent competition and you can use your writing to help pay for college.

If you build your publishing credits, you’ll gain confidence in your ability to write and that will shine through when you decided to begin to look for a literary agent or for when you have a manuscript completed and you begin the submission process with publishers.

Here are a couple links to publishers that specialize in work by teens.

Good luck to you and don’t ever give up! :o)

posted on November 23rd, 2012 at 1:52 pm