tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post7928817444930337420..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Getting Published as a TeenStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86809763677113520572016-07-06T21:58:28.358-05:002016-07-06T21:58:28.358-05:00Such an old post, but really helpful. If I was to ...Such an old post, but really helpful. If I was to be a published teen author, I would have the stress of trying to get good grades in high school to get into a duel enrollment program and writing books, then have the pressure of doing college and high school and writing books. Josiehttp://josieonthego.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61874882540407504472010-03-11T10:12:25.973-06:002010-03-11T10:12:25.973-06:00http://www.agentquery.com/ is a good place to star...http://www.agentquery.com/ is a good place to start, Claire. Let me get some resources together, and I'll post more on this Tuesday.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44424714410158781412010-03-10T19:56:27.200-06:002010-03-10T19:56:27.200-06:00It's a fantasy book. :) But it definitely has ...It's a fantasy book. :) But it definitely has a very wide mix in it.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664704344507132621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77828426815647406072010-03-10T16:55:56.749-06:002010-03-10T16:55:56.749-06:00Depends on what genre your book is. And questions ...Depends on what genre your book is. And questions are the point of the blog :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5096615265840974622010-03-10T16:45:30.535-06:002010-03-10T16:45:30.535-06:00Thank you! I could try, because I am aware of a co...Thank you! I could try, because I am aware of a couple of other young girls who have published. Do you have any ideas for agents? (Sorry about all the questions)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664704344507132621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91377170464681112202010-03-10T16:05:13.394-06:002010-03-10T16:05:13.394-06:00Claire,
There's absolutely nothing wrong with...Claire,<br /><br />There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying. Like you read in my post on how I got published, I tried to get published in high school as well. Like you said, it's painful to think of filing it away for another couple years :) And you'll never regret trying, whereas you might regret not trying.<br /><br />I had similar thoughts about people being interested to see what a 16-year-old could do. (Or in my case, a 17-year-old.) Sometimes, I think my age helped garner interest ... but the comment I always got was, "For your age, this is great." So the thing is that it has to be great regardless of your age.<br /><br />The only thing I lost by trying to get published in high school was some of my pride. Frankly, I don't miss it :) So go for it.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43621145133258138932010-03-10T15:26:29.412-06:002010-03-10T15:26:29.412-06:00Hi, Stephanie! So I should really not try to publi...Hi, Stephanie! So I should really not try to publish it now? I'm not a very patient person, and I've been working on this since August...it seems painful to file it away for another few years. I also feel like I have more of an advantage at a younger age; that it would interest more people, to see what a 16-year-old can do, rather than wait till I'm older, when "good writing" is just expected. What are your thoughts?Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664704344507132621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31094427527836936582010-03-03T14:24:36.363-06:002010-03-03T14:24:36.363-06:00Now, THAT, Roseanna, is totally cool.Now, THAT, Roseanna, is totally cool.emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9253860125400813542010-03-02T16:43:23.571-06:002010-03-02T16:43:23.571-06:00What, kids, take up your time?? (Says the mother w...What, kids, take up your time?? (Says the mother who just spent her afternoon with a fussy boy on her lap who WOULD NOT BUDGE for anything.)<br /><br />As for my teen project . . . the book that was originally known as GOLDEN SUNSET, SILVER TEAR was begun at 12, finished at 13. Rewritten the summer I turned 14. Rewritten again at 18. Rewritten one final time at 24, at which point I redubbed it FIRE EYES, and with which I indeed landed an agent. I have complete faith, Emii, that it will be published someday. It's good enough now, and just waiting for interest in Victorians to resurge. =)Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29196918435986565552010-03-02T15:37:39.498-06:002010-03-02T15:37:39.498-06:00Lol, Roseanna. Same thing happens when you have ki...Lol, Roseanna. Same thing happens when you have kids, doesn't it?Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84837956846638768772010-03-02T15:35:58.530-06:002010-03-02T15:35:58.530-06:00Emii, in short - yes. I have books that I started ...Emii, in short - yes. I have books that I started as a teen that eventually might see the light of day.<br /><br />The biggest challenge with that is pretty much interest. As I've learned more and more about the craft of writing, I find myself much more interested in writing new projects than I do editing old ones.<br /><br />I said this somewhere else (maybe our original discussion of this?) but the book that snagged the attention of Roseanna's literary agent is one she started at age 15. (Or 12? I can never remember.) The point is, in her teen years.<br /><br />So, yes. Totally possible.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14578493325082629072010-03-02T14:30:33.438-06:002010-03-02T14:30:33.438-06:00I have another question: What if I did not try to ...I have another question: What if I did not try to publish my book on a teen, but kept working on it all through the years, until it was finished -- and then, sometime later, sent it in -- probably about a thousand times different that is now -- but do you think it's possible to get a book written when you were 13 when you started it? :)emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11368617906973700732010-03-02T13:17:02.091-06:002010-03-02T13:17:02.091-06:00The time thing's a great point, Stephanie. Cer...The time thing's a great point, Stephanie. Certainly not one I considered when I was 15 and trying to find a publisher. =) And not that I stayed up late and slept till noon as a teen, but there were always other pulls on my time. <br /><br />I was kinda amazed when I got to college, had a killer workload, and looked back over the past year or two. Once I really had to prioritize my time, it made me wonder what in the world I'd done with it back when I had some, LOL.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85328455746577563002010-03-02T08:55:29.738-06:002010-03-02T08:55:29.738-06:00Some good tho'ts there, Stephanie! Keep up the...Some good tho'ts there, Stephanie! Keep up the good work.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765332646987825952noreply@blogger.com