[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by sasja

Yes, and it's always slow going. I have been working on my YA novel for over 5 years now, and I weigh every word for beauty, effectiveness, style and power AND then in context with the words before it and after it, so you can just imagine.
Then, to be original, and distinctive and with mass-appeal in the material as well....

And then, keeping the different characters and their distinct voices in the dialogue consistent, and the characters' developments logical to the climax and the conclusion.... Besides writing good, literary prose, with correct
syntax, style and modern appeal.... Sigh.

It's gone through lots of editing already. Maybe in 7 years when I am 50 I will try and dare to send it to some publishers as my 50th birthday present to myself. I harbor no illusions though.

And I know this. Until you are the one-in-a-million-author who has that gleaming talent and originality and feel for language that comes along once in a plublishers' lifetime, your manuscript will most likely not even get to the desk of the lowest copy-reader on the totempole in the building.

You will need to hire an agent, if one will take you on as unpublished young writer, and you will have to pay her/him a big percentage IF you get published, and a big advantage beforehand to get her/him to make the rounds for you and try to get you considered even, by any publisher.

It's about as easy to get cast in a hollywood movie, getting published, these days. Hundreds of thousands of people submit manuscripts and many never get looked at before standard rejection.

However: some very few tenacious, talented, skilled, incredible first-time writers DO get published eventually.

Read quality books and see if there's something you can add to the world of literature, and give it your best shot.

Sasja

Thanks For Your words.... My faves are Sidney Sheldon, Stephen King and John Grisham, all big time sellers and they are my biggest influences. Their style is SOOOO simple, and yet they are giants.

It would be so awesome if your book got published. I would be the FIRST to buy it.