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Description Edit: Part II (How to Get a Literary Agent) is now up. [link]

I've never seen a writing tutorial on dA (or at least run into one....I'm sure there must be some out there), especially not one covering how to get one's writing published. Also, since I've been getting a ton of questions about this process, I thought the best way would be to make a tutorial. Pardon the randomness of this.......I know this probably doesn't apply to a LOT of people, as it only targets those who are interested in publishing a novel. Still, I hope it's helpful to some of you out there! This info is still kind of obscure to find, although there are a lot of books out now that talk specifically about how to get your novel into the hands of literary agents and publishers. You can find these books often in their own section at Barnes & Noble, or if you search online for them. Many published authors also have how-to sections on their websites dedicated to aspiring writers.

Again, random I know......... This is Part I of a series, although I don't know how many it'll take to get the info across. You could write a million pages about the process and still not finish. O__O I'm just covering the general information, the essentials that anyone would need to know when just starting out. If you're writing a novel and want to be published, I hope this helps! Thanks, and if you have any additional questions, please feel free to post them in my current journal. That way, other people with the same question can see the answer. Thanks again.

(Note: Just for anyone who is curious, I like writing fantasy stories. )
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Comments: 266

NICK-XMG [2013-04-17 00:43:18 +0000 UTC]

cool

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VampObsessed [2013-01-23 21:21:29 +0000 UTC]

I read your tips after I finished my book this past summer. This along with a thousand other articles on publishing. This was by far one of the best. And on a side note, I just signed a contract. My novel is due to be published by the end of 2013. It's an unconventional fantasy as my editor likes to classify it. Thanks!

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ShaylaPlumFairy [2012-11-29 03:00:08 +0000 UTC]

I have no idea how to access this. All I'm seeing is the picture.

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franny123 In reply to ShaylaPlumFairy [2012-12-01 01:25:39 +0000 UTC]

Download it.

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ShaylaPlumFairy In reply to franny123 [2012-12-01 01:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh, duh. Stupid me. Thanks!

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thetrueCrystalVixen [2012-08-07 03:49:39 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully I can be a writer X3 knowing my luck I get hit by a bus a week after publishing a book

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RebbleDiamonds [2012-07-17 15:57:09 +0000 UTC]

the tutorial won't open! it's just a picture

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JustinB4Eva [2012-04-20 09:38:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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The-Golden-Knight [2012-03-26 13:31:22 +0000 UTC]

OH! I didn't realize at first, I had to click on Download to read it!

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cristinawriter [2012-01-14 15:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Terrific news Brennan! Good for you!!

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cristinawriter [2012-01-14 15:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Hello everyone! Just joined this site and I`m very happy about it! Nice to meet you!!

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SilverRosess [2011-12-22 23:24:51 +0000 UTC]

A Publisher contacted me two days ago.
They want to publish my novel!

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WrittenRevolt [2011-12-09 19:30:36 +0000 UTC]

This has been added to #theWrittenRevolution 's Resources for Aspiring Authors .
Thanks for creating it.

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hoppypoppy134 [2011-09-17 20:07:50 +0000 UTC]

This is very useful! I love to write. I like writing fantasy stories as well

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LuciferxFatality666 [2011-08-01 19:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Hey uhm I can't read the thing all I see is the image, what do I do?

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mree In reply to LuciferxFatality666 [2011-08-02 02:24:31 +0000 UTC]

Click "Download" in the top right-hand bar.

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LuciferxFatality666 In reply to mree [2011-08-02 15:30:04 +0000 UTC]

ah okies thanks

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wolf-girl87 [2011-07-28 05:49:15 +0000 UTC]

That was extremely useful. A lot to read, but useful and will come in handy. I'll read part two tomorrow, after I get some sleep.

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keyandheart [2011-07-05 19:32:20 +0000 UTC]

how do you get the turoriLl Because i can only get the title image. :S

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mree In reply to keyandheart [2011-07-06 01:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Click the "Download" button to the right of the image.

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keyandheart In reply to mree [2011-07-06 16:11:18 +0000 UTC]

ah, thankyou

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sweets8 [2011-06-05 01:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, so do we download that for the info I guess? I've actually self-published my book, but still have more to do later - and was just curious! Never hurts to take a look, even if it's stuff I've seen before, you never know if there's somethin' new!

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Thelastuchiha17 [2011-01-09 22:27:33 +0000 UTC]

I love to write fatasy books too! i'm writing one right now and hoping to get it published, i want to be an author...

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MeowingWolf200 [2011-01-01 18:39:20 +0000 UTC]

Might have to use this for future reference!
I hope to get one of my stories finished and published one day ^.^

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Cheshire-Kitty65 [2010-11-29 03:19:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm (starting high school next year hehe) looking to be a writer. I love to write, and am seriously working on something I want to be published. Hopefully I can use this to help me once I get out of college. or in college for that matter

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Sakura-Martinez [2010-06-22 02:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this.
Very helpful and informative indeed.

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Stride-Away-Stables [2010-01-10 16:45:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for making these. I'm pretty young, so I dout my idea's would ever be accepted or even looked at, but there's hope in trying, right?

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mree In reply to Stride-Away-Stables [2010-08-05 01:45:41 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry about how young you are--you are never too young to get published! I just heard of a recent deal with a 17-year old girl named Kody Keplinger who got a big deal at auction for her first novel, The DUFF. There are a lot of very young published, good writers out there, so never fear.

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LovelyLadyGray [2009-11-24 01:49:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the easy-to-follow info on this tutorial. I've always loved to write down stories. This will be put to good use.

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Kuruizaki [2009-11-21 20:37:36 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful. Thanks!

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Heartofsilverglass [2009-11-14 00:12:07 +0000 UTC]

This is useful! I can't wait to fav it!

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elohcin111 [2009-06-24 04:42:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for posting this!!! I`m a aspiring writer so this helps a ton. thanks

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WillowWindSong [2009-06-08 18:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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TheOracleDragon [2009-05-27 02:00:44 +0000 UTC]

this info will help greatly! Thank you for putting this on DA!

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johnsmith236 [2009-05-26 03:26:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for putting this up. It's really helpful.

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KnightSkyy [2009-05-04 03:02:51 +0000 UTC]

This was very informative, thank you very much.

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Cheyanne-Author [2009-04-09 19:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Can I link to this in [link] ? I will give you full credit, I just want to make it easier for people to find the writing help they are looking for.

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Zee63 [2009-03-30 01:33:58 +0000 UTC]

well dang, the book I'm writing and an hoping to get published is already over 120,000 words, but someone is bound to like it, right?

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dragonrebornalthor [2009-03-01 16:54:42 +0000 UTC]

OMG I LOVE THE RANDOM TERRY GOODKIND FACT IN THERE!! HE'S MY FAVORITE, IT'S HARD NOT TO LIKEHIM AND I'D PAY IN ADVANCE FOR HIM TOO.

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taytaybee [2009-02-17 05:04:53 +0000 UTC]

I've written 15 books and is hoping to get them published. this helps alot, thanks!

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Panda-Bear-Hug-XD [2009-01-30 04:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, when you said the TV, video games, etc. were powerful rivals for writing, it reminded me about how book chapters are getting shorter and more astericks and page breaks with other symbols in them are being used to put the writing in even smaller chunks.

Thank you, this is very useful!

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ArtKnife-Inc [2008-12-21 07:35:41 +0000 UTC]

Again, thank you. I read the second before this one... lol.

But seriously, thank you. This is help a lot.

Good luck with your publication.

^_^ *faved*

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Adrizzle [2008-12-15 04:35:15 +0000 UTC]

I love you for this.

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RoseBeautyMagic416 [2008-12-05 01:50:30 +0000 UTC]

I really appreciate that you made and put this up here. I really want to write novels someday. So I appreciate it.
Thank you

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Bikkushii [2008-10-13 16:33:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for taking the time to go into such details - your a star

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elvenlass [2008-09-18 23:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, this tutorial is very helpful.

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lemurkat [2008-09-17 10:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Useful advice. Are you published?

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Graywolff12 [2008-08-17 00:50:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you are good at this, truly! I'm certain this is very useful information!

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squanpie [2008-08-15 18:04:17 +0000 UTC]

wow, not only is it clear and usefull (if I ever get anywhere near that far), but also very pretty looking!

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JMcool [2008-07-30 15:05:28 +0000 UTC]

x1000 this is an awesome tutorial!

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