A little confused

You can start here Heather

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26126

This is in the FAQ forum. Lot's more there involving much about writing and publishing.

Have fun on the forums!

PS - Check out the threads with the poster tack in them too, at the top of this forum. Good stuff there to get you up to speed.

Hello Heather, and welcome! Hope you'll find your way around pretty soon!


Nickie

Hi Heather - welcome to AW! There's a lot of info here. I'm sure you'll find the answers to your questions.

The best thing you can do is just dive right into these forums. Good luck!

Hello Heather, and welcome to the Water Cooler.

Each house you submit to will have different guidelines to follow. So you will want to look up their submission guidelines in their FAQ section on their website.

Also, a good place to go to in order to find out what places are reputable and what places are not, would be the Bewares and Background Check forum. It is loaded with information on agents, publishers, and other writing-related companies, along with the pros and cons of each company.

Also, another place you could go would be the Ask the Editor and Ask the Agent sections near the bottom of the forums. They are good places to get valuable info on what legitimate editors and agents want, as well as how they operate.

Finally, I would recommend you look over the different Writing Studios, to see which one best fits what you write. I myself write Fantasy novels, so I like to visit the Writing Novels section often. Also, there is a section called Get With The Genre, in which the genre you work in and have a special love for, is dealt with in its own specific forum. My favorites are the Religious/Spiritual section, and the Science-Fiction/Fantasy section.


I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of success. Again, welcome to the Water Cooler.

Everyone's giving you great advice, so I'm just going to say

have you gone to the bookstore or library and read some books? once you have something written, check out www.writersmarket.com to place it. the book has great basics on how publishing works.

Welcome, Heather. Lots of questions, you've got and lot of answers AW has. Everyone pointed out, already, places to look. Don't be shy about asking for help along the way.

Welcome, Heather! Don't let the wealth of information intimidate you. Poke around, read the Uncle Jim threads in the Novels forum, and jump on in and ask a question when you need to.

Hi Heather, welcome to the coolest cooler in town.

Hi Heather and

Hiya Heather! Welcome to the cooler!