Young Writers Society

Hello
Maybe this has been pointed out a dozen times before but...getting published is hard
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?
Ziggie

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.