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On Writing - Getting Published
Published: 2006-02-28 17:19:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 42002; Favourites: 2038; Downloads: 6018
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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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This will be useful, thanks for making this!
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Wow. Obviously every writer should look into more research on how to get published, but what you've offered here is a great introduction into the subject. While I enjoy writing long pieces anyway, I never realized just how important the length was based on the type of novel being written.
Thank you for posting this tutorial. I plan to keep a copy of it, as I am interested in one day having a novel published [whichever story I am finally able to finish first. 
Thanks again, and a job well done.
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I found this (and part 2) really helpful and inspiring. Thx!
~Azura~
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I've always loved writing though I tend to write more poetry due to the fact I have never been able to get enough good ideas for a novel. However I've been helping a friend edit and profread his in-progress novel and this is a real gem to me. I'm one of your new watchers
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Aw, thank you! 
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Thanks you!
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Most informative. Well, first thinss first...I need to finish writing my story.
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I have read both pages of this series and find it to be a condensed, and valuable version of the books that I have read about writing for a living. It is very informative and will help me a lot. Though the main thing is that this comes after the book is completed, which is the hardest part for me to do. A friend and I have written 180 handwritten pages, yet this is nothing comapared to others. Once the book is completed, if it is good enough to become published, then this information is invaluable.
When I do finally finish a book that I am happy with, I will come and take a look at this again.
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This has been helpful ^^ but the thought of having an agent... feels really really weird o.O
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Haha......it'll take some getting used to.
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This is exceedingly useful. 
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Just a tid bit of information. If you keep getting questions even after finishing this tutorial, lean people toward HollyLisle.com, she's an awesome author with a free book in .pdf format called Maiming the Muse, which covers a lot of the agent stuff and more on who's looking for what.
I love this tutorial however, I've never seen a tutorial pertaining to writing on DA before, so this is quite nice. Thank you.
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Ah yes--I frequent that website all the time.
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this is definitely an amazingly useful guide, thank you so much! If I ever get back into writing again, I'll have to keep this in mind.
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You're welcome--glad you found it helpful!
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Fantastic! I've never seen anything like this on DA... [goes to check out part II]
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Oh, okay... I liked that movie, btw... 
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Nope--TGS is my first novel. ^___^
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Awesome guides!!! ^_^ I'm a writer myself but I've been wondering how to get a book published for ages, and now I know! <3 Thank you so much for putting this info up on DeviantArt; it's been really helpful to me and hopefully other writers as well.
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TGS is not published yet; it *is* with a literary agent and is being considered by Random House and Bantam Spectra at the moment.
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Wow, this is the coolest. I've already learned somthing useful. Thank You!! And it's a beatiful layout as well. *smiles..
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Dude, (I mean, "Ma'am,") I will definately be using this information sometime in the near future (when I have a finished book!)
THANK YOU. You've done the dA community, specifically aspiring writers like myself, a great service. I definately want to fave both parts of this tutorial for future reference.
I feel like writing now.... Thanks!
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Thank you for such a kind comment; I'm so happy that you found this tutorial helpful!
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You're welcome. Heh, know hat you mean by "not all that visible." There again, my best-written story is a Zelda fanfic...
...And I really want to get away from fanfics...
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Thank you so much for this. It's not terribly exhaustive, but it's good to hear it from someone who is in the process. I spent two years in a creative writing program (I made the mistake of minoring in it for a while) and not once did we hear how to do any of this - just "you should be sending stuff out constantly!" with no practical how-to.
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You know, I've noticed that about the creative writing program at my university too.........it's all about writing craft (which is fine and good, too), but no one really knows about the publishing side. No one knows how to submit stuff! O_o It took me a long while to figure all of these steps out.....
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So you too then? Yeah, it's so annoying! I've had professors that have been published themselves and all they've ever mentioned of it is that it was hard and that we should be trying to as well. Got a question for ya. Read that you fancy fantasy over other genres somewhere in your DA account. Does your university have a bias against 'genre' fiction? I had one workshop that outright forbid fantasy and science fiction.
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OH yeah, they are COMPLETELY biased against genre fiction!! O___O I think they all consider it "lower-level" fiction for the masses or something, and that it's too easy to understand. I always hated that kind of thinking......
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wow, I think you've just done the whole writing community a humungous favour!! tyty 
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THANK YOU. I know nothing about the writing business other than I a) like writing and b) want to get published.
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Ah. SO much of this can be put to any other major part of the "entertainment" industry in general. Both parts are definite favs, luv
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Thanks, Mree! It always helps to get the perspective of someone you 'know' rather than just a book. I've read a bunch of books, but...
Anywho. I've always been meaning to ask you about it, but I like being shy and hiding where people normally can't see me. ^_^ +fav! Thanks!
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i was just wondering how to go about starting a process like this!!
thank you!!
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This is exactly what I need! 
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Brillant tutorial. I'm so glad to see this; I was hoping after your journal you would put one up.
I'm hoping dearly that the next one comes soon; this seemed to short for all purposes but was still nice to see.
... When are you going to post up the next chapters of The Glass Sonta on your website? I've been reading it religiously.
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I'm so glad that you found the tutorial helpful.
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oh gosh! I won't even dream of getting my works published (they're DEFINITELY not as high-quality as yours) but thanks for the tutorial - it's very informative!
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Oh wow!!! This is totally awesome! This helps a lot since I wish to be a novelist some day!! This is very very awesome blossom! Thank you!!
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