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Good luck because these people aren't dying

So u want 2 B a literary agent or publisher or writer?

5 year check in! How did it go?

tb11212 I find it incredibly funny that I am seeing all of these comments now, but nonetheless, it’s very amusing. In terms of what I mentioned above in my earlier comment, while being a writer is still a dream of mine, it is something I am striving to pursue on the side nowadays, as I continue the pursuit of obtaining a college education. If I recall correctly, I believe I was a teenager at the time of writing the above comment, and I am now in my early 20s. Writing is something I have always loved ever since I was a kid, and with each passing year, my admiration for it continues growing stronger. I don’t really know exactly what I will actively pursue with writing just yet, but I know that using this skill and my love of words and language is something I strive to do for the rest of my life, if that makes sense. (Especially from a career standpoint). I know this comment I am writing now seems vague, but I just figured I’d provide an update. In all honesty though, I completely forgot that I initially left a comment underneath this video five years ago. It’s funny how much times have changed.

@@hannahschuessler7625 Well, hopefully, I could be the author and publisher of Penguin Random House when I grow up... _(well, honestly....)_

Which UK university is the best to be editor

How much experience is required to get the editor job

Experience is a matter of how much you are willing to read, attend to your own education, write, be criticized, and work for free if required or at best minimum wage. That is a start. Self education is Free, but discipilne is unimaginally rare and quite expensive. So if you were asked to write 1 compelling piece per day for...... Readere's Digest (do they still exist?) Would you do it, and for how many times.

@realworldtalking Probably not, haha. Wishful thinking, really, but someone will publish me, that I know.

We all dream of being published by Penguin Random House

I bet that's what a lot of other authors thought. Believe who believes in you. You never know! 🙏💪

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@@moonlitskylight5740 gonna start my first nonfiction book... i hope youre already published by now, but if youre not, just wanna say good luck and keep writing and submitting to agents!

@@somnus_228 I’m close to being done my first draft. 97,000 words. Really confident in the story that I’ve written, the characters, all of it. I’m excited to do revisions and continue to improve

I am a writer from Belarus. I am looking for a person who will help me sell my book "Cosmic Laws and World Domination" to Americans.

Two years later- did you get the job?

would you mind to come work in South Africa...please respond to my email mthunzi688@gmail.com

Did you get the job?

....hope u got the job

Did you get the job?

How has your publishing journey been now that its three years later?

Beebo Urie awesome. Keep writing and rewriting!

Good Luck to you. Keep working

Are the books finished? Pick your best one and try to find an agent to query about representing you to publishers. QueryTracker.com is a good place to find an agent that handles your specific genre of book. Examine closely each agent and their specific submission requirements (they can vary by a fair amount). RU-vid has many videos about finding an agent and what to look for when doing so, its worth the time invested to get an idea of what to do/expect. QueryShark.com is also another place to read about how to write an Agent's query letter (which can be very difficult to do, since you have 200-300 words to grab their attention, thats it). If you dont want an agent/traditional publisher, you can go the other route and self-publish, but then you are taking on all the aspects of the job: editing, illustrations, publishing, marketing....I want to have an agent that will suggest edits, help me find a publisher and have their own in-house editors tear my manuscripts apart, and generally make what I'm trying to do that much better. Then get some expert marketing behind it so it (maybe) can sell a few copies. As I understand it, a good selling self-published book can sell 200-500 copies, a book thats undergone the traditional route will sell a few or many multiples of that... Best of luck to you, what I discovered from digging into this the last 6 months or so is that while I had a bang-up time writing and finishing off a 90,000 word novel, the real work comes when trying to take the next step with the damn thing. It IS possible to get published, of course, but its involved and ultimately you have to want it to happen so much that nothing gets in your way (not even the previously mentioned Query Letter, those things suck - its what im stuck on lately....25+ drafts, just 200 words...its still not perfect).

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Kindly guide me. I want to publish my novel book from this publisher.

semperbauhaus No, it's a rare author that's any good without a good editor. The publishing company vets an author's work so you don't have to. I think they can be as important as the author because you rely on them to bring authors to you, and to guide an author's talents. The shitty thing that big publishing companies do now is quantity over quality. Thats why small publishing houses can be so good, because they're hungry and they live off the value of their small stable of authors.

I don't think the youtube comment section is where publishing houses look to find authors without agents

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Pleas ignore the nasty false review from my bitter ex friend

@@JordeeFam OK Jordee&Babes, I shall ignore it. For some cheep laughs and odd weirdos, come visit my You Tube Channel!

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@Magnificosoco Thx

@Magnificosoco The book is edited...... The only problem is that I am not 18yrs of age........

@sneh shaw your age shouldn't matter at this point. Get The Writers Market 2019. It lists agents. The agent will take care of the business aspect of things if your book is good.

@@ericstandefer9138 thank you very much.....

lol what do you mean by that!

@@jamal7586 There is a long list of what isn't said. Bottom line, you do all the work they get almost all the money, unless you are Steven King or another already well established writer. Only best sellers get a reasonable deal. Mid list writers are lucky they don't have to pay them off to pub and it's the same with all legacy outfits. Legacy is dying like stagecoach builders following after Henry Ford.

But what can we do? Self publishing isn't such an attractive option either so many writers should consider raising the bar of their writing n never give up

@@rachelthompson9324 If they are dying, then your problems are solved...