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Post by Shades on Aug 27, 2005 0:26:10 GMT -5
Hello forum members, Alright here is the topic I propose to you. Some of us on this forum aspire to be published authors, but sometimes it isn't the easiest thing to do, and even harder when you're a teenager, because adults think it is just a whim you have and that you won't follow up on it, which may be the case for many people. I myself haven't explored the hardships of getting published yet, I have no desire to get published until my once in a lifetime story comes. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
-Shades, Admin.
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Post by Eolith on Aug 27, 2005 0:44:40 GMT -5
I think you kind of know my stand on this, but I couldn't help but give one of my little speeches on it anyway. ;D Here we go...
I have thought long and hard over if I want to publish or not. I have been writing since fourth grade, and I have pounced on every chance I get to share my stories and receive thoughts on them. At first, the thought of publishing never crossed my mind often... I always considered myself an amatuer... and I still am in many aspects. It has taken quite a few encouraging words from family, friends and teachers to get me to aspire to such great lengths. I feel that there are quite a few important words in my stories that other teens might really understand, and relate to. I put my emotions into my stories, and I have been through quite a few rough places when it comes to family and school life.
I sometimes wonder if I will ever have a better inspiration than the ones I have had. My veiw is that we shouldn't wait for the perfect best-selling idea to simply float along one day, we should take it from experience and knowledge. I think that publishing something would give me far more knowledge in this respect. I want to publish my best, and as long as my best does not become something else, I will stick to it... does that make any sense?...
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Post by Shades on Aug 27, 2005 15:34:33 GMT -5
Well that last paragraph was like like yes and no, you said I want to publish my best, and then said dont wait until that idea floats along, maybe that idea is your best, which is what I was trying to say, but yes it does make sense.
-Shades, Admin.
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Post by Eolith on Aug 27, 2005 20:33:51 GMT -5
Yes, I tend to get myself into those endless circles... my brain is starting to hurt from trying to explain myself. You know what? I'm practically bouncing with excitement because my sis and I have been brainstorming and we've come up with some wonderful ideas for the elven city and community in my story. Hehe, these elves aren't going to be just any forest-dwelling elves... they will be far more. The trigger of all this brainstorming was Christopher Paolini's latest book. I just got it, and it has been increasingly agitating because there are so many similarities. Fortunately, my story is going to go through some major changes. ;D
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Post by Shades on Aug 27, 2005 21:03:17 GMT -5
Well as much as that sounds cool, you can't just take a story and change it, you have to be original.
-Shades, Admin.
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Post by Eolith on Aug 27, 2005 21:50:53 GMT -5
That stings! I am not taking a story and changing it! The stupid Christopher dude published after I had already been working on my story for a long time... I just noticed that there were some coincidental similarities and that it might look to others that I was being a copy-cat... but I can assure you that is in no way true.
The biggest and most annoying similarity is that my main character is also a peasant boy from a small village. But my main character is not in any way special to start off with. He has two parents, and no talent for hunting in places that others usually can't hunt in. In fact, he gets into the biggest trouble of his life while hunting on his own. The biggest difference between the two is that there are no dragons in that story. Later in the trilogy (with a different main character) there may be a single dragon, but she will be the only one of her kind.
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Post by Shades on Aug 28, 2005 0:25:55 GMT -5
Oh Okay, you made it sound like you read it and then got the ideas, well continue on with it, is it that one you hope to publish?
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Post by Eolith on Aug 28, 2005 0:36:58 GMT -5
Yes. I really want to get that one published. But I can't get my hopes too high. I can't get my hopes too high... can't get hopes too high...
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Post by Shades on Aug 28, 2005 14:41:28 GMT -5
You're so far from publishing lol, you need to finish it get an proof read it, send in copies to publishing houses thourgh an agent, so on and so on lol Long way to go but I wish you luck.
-Shades, Admin.
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Post by Eolith on Aug 28, 2005 18:12:54 GMT -5
I've finished it. I'm in the process of smoothing it out, then I'll have some friends and family critique it... I know I have a ways to go... but I'm willing to travel that road.
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Post by Shades on Aug 28, 2005 21:41:00 GMT -5
A road worth traveling, well get published, and then send me a signed copy okay? lol j/k
-Shades, Admin.
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Phantom Rose
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Post by Phantom Rose on Aug 28, 2005 23:05:08 GMT -5
I want to get published at some point in my life - of course, I don't think my work is quite good enough yet for it, and I have issues with finishing my stories. = \ However, I do want to in the future, like I said; writing is one of my few talents, and I never even considered a career doing anything else, hehe, except for when I was in... Kindergarten, maybe. Ever since then, writing has been about it.
I want to make sure it's a decent story, though; if I get some piece of crap published by some chance, I'm afraid of ruining my reputation when I could've done a lot better.
That's just my thoughts. =D
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Post by Shades on Aug 29, 2005 11:12:31 GMT -5
Reputation is what you have to worry about, once you get one it is hard to get rid of! Also I think getting published too young takes away from being a teenager, you have to go to buisness meetings, and people think your freaking famous, I would know, we had a publishing house at our school, (I go to a Fine Arts School and they overdo dance, writing, drama, and art) and I got one of my stories published as a short and the it was used for a play, at my school it was really annoying becasue everyone was like your Artorius Shades! and I never finished my homework because I was too buissy and then it was over and I was happy Thats all a lie but you get my drift. -Shades, Admin.
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Post by Eolith on Aug 29, 2005 15:58:27 GMT -5
Do I sound snooty when I say I want to publish young? If I do, I apologize, and I don't want it to offend anyone... I just think that some of my ideas are truly unique. Perhaps my head has grown swelled with the encouragement from my family and friends, but I think I have a talent for writing. Before I went to my last school, I was a disaster. I didn't believe in myself at all, and I doubted that I had any special ability. When I started writing and received such a positive reaction, I started to slowly believe in myself more. It has taken a ton of time to decide that I really do want to publish. I officially fininshed my story in 7th grade. It's only now, as a 9th grader that I have decided to pull the story out of my folder and polish it up for publishing if I can. I don't want you guys to think this was a spur of the moment decision... it wasn't...
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Wolf
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Post by Wolf on Aug 29, 2005 16:00:05 GMT -5
I'm only 13 and am writing a book about wolves. Though I doubt it'll get published because they probably won't take me seriously...
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