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ziggiefred
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Fri May 21, 2010 11:43 am
ziggiefred says... · Fri May 21, 2010 11:43 am
Hello
Maybe this has been pointed out a dozen times before but...getting published is hard :lol:
It is HARD! You just never know what they want. I mean I will get excited to see an email from a publishing company until I discover that it is a regret!...it has been years now and I am still getting regrets. This time I submitted a novel into a local writing competition. I'm not even hoping for much...Anyways, someone just please tell me, what do these people want?
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Fri May 21, 2010 1:14 pm
Rosendorn says... · Fri May 21, 2010 1:14 pm
Plain and simple? Good writing.

Spend a lot of time making your first few paragraphs perfect, as those tend to be what the whole manuscript is judged upon.

This thread in Writing Tips offers publishing advice.
A writer is a world trapped in a person— Victor Hugo

Ink is blood. Paper is bandages. The wounded press books to their heart to know they're not alone.
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