Finish the novel first, then send it to an agent. Never, ever contact an agent without the manuscript ready. As for getting published...all...
Welcome to the forum! As you go along and start reading and responding to posts here you'll quickly realize there is no "appropriate" age to...
I'm 22. I'm an RN and I write YA fiction, 16+ generally.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate the input. Someone brought up audience...my audience is generally teenage girls whereas my friend's novels are more...
Keep your ideas fresh and stick to general concepts of vampire folklore. If you switch up any of those ideas then make sure you explain how your...
I'm a young adult writer and have been for the last few years. Almost all of my stories revolve around young adults in high school (ages 16+). Say...
If it's a good story, it's a good story. Whether the MC is bisexual or not shouldn't make a difference. Although I'm a straight woman I don't...
Generally I wait 6 weeks before I share my work with someone. I'm not short story writer, however, so the time may vary. With my finished novels...
Every writer has a way that works best for them. If you feel a biography is necessary or would be helpful than you should do that. More or less...
First, congrats on finishing! It's such a great feeling, no? Editing can sometimes be a very mundane task and unfortunately if you look at...
You can have as many characters as you need to tell the story. Spend a little bit of time developing each character individually. Each character,...
Explore that past pain, suffering, and death. What exactly did the character go through? How did he feel? Sometimes the best way to write a...
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