(That I feasibly know and can tell you, or that I can ask someone else who knows and can't tell you via a guest post on my blog.)
Thanks to everyone who did my survey! What a lot of people asked for more of on the blog was writing advice. And I will deliver!
I'm planning a series of interviews with young writers in the new year, as well as different posts of writerly advice. What I want to ask you is: Is there anything specifically you want to know about writing and publishing?
i.e. how to write a query letter, how to hypnotise publishers into giving you a book deal, what shoes should a writer wear?
Also (if you have a minute), tell me which of these would interest you:
1. Those interviews with young writers I mentioned before
2. Guest posts of advice from published authors
3. Advice from me (you don't want this. You really don't.)
4. YouTube videos of writerly advice, from me (Really. Honest. No).
5. Writing prompts.
One other thing I thought I'd mention was that author Emily Gale put my book on her 5 YA books I can't wait to read in 2010 list! I don't use emoticons, but if I did, I would have a big smiley face here right now. Just imagine the grinning emoticon.
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Your book would be on my list of "books I can't wait to read in 2010".
I'm really excited to read it because I know you'll be a really awesome author. :D.
I think interviews of young writers would be good. Or guest posts of published authors. Especially because most people who read this blog would be interested in writing.
idk.
I'm not in to YouTube, but everything else on the list sounds great!
Oh, and as Laura said before me: your book is definitely on my list for 2010! I don't live in Australia, but I'll have it shipped! You've got a pre-orderer!
I will echo Madeleine - not into YouTube, but ANYTHING by you is awesome. No, really. *smile*
Guest blogs are fun :)
And Interviews of young writers!
Interveiws with young writers would be cool.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Sarah-Lianne
I vote for...Interview with young writers,and advice from you because obviously you did something right. LOL
(And for some reason, I originally spelled that "write." I looked at it twice before I realized it.)
I'm not really a fan of youtube,so if you don't want to do it then you shouldn't. But every other idea sounds great, and I'm sure they'll all be wonderful posts, because you're an awesome blogger.
Like Madeleine, I'm not exactly the greatest fan of YouTube out there, but it *can* be very useful, and on occasion I can be persuaded to pull on my hipboots and wade through the sludge in order to get to the good material. So, I personally would very much like it if you posted a few videos. But, while I like all of the ideas you mention, I would say I'm most interested in interviews with other young writers. Definitely would be eager to read that. Advice from published writers--eh, I'm not too thrilled about it, as you can get that almost anywhere; but it would be great to see it anyway. Writing prompts would be nice but they're not high on my list. I'd love to hear more writing advice from you, though, whether in video or in posts.
Ooh, interviews with young writers! And basically everything but the youtube videos--I like reading better than listening :D
Looking forward to hearing from the young authors.
Merry Christmas!
The writing prompts sound fun and any advice from any author (you included) would be awesome, too!
All of those things sound really awesome!
Advice is good. How to write a query letter for sure. I'm always reading those on other blogs and it helps, b/c I never know how to go about writing a really AWESOME one and I'll need too.
-Lauren
I think interviews with young writers would be cool.
Yeah, have another vote for no youtube. I have dial-up and it takes forever for youtube to load here.
I really like the young writer interviews and publishing advice, like query letters and the publishing process. I'm a young writer myself and reading about other young writers and maybe some published writers would really be fun for me.
:)
I think the idea of interviewing young, published writers is a great one! I'm so impressed by the many I've met, and would love to get some insight into how they get to be so driven, so young!
i think everything on that list sounds like a great idea,
i'd really love some tips on how to start a story and the actual writing of a story, how to keep organised, etc, etc.
thanks heaps!
xx
Any advice would do. I'm in the kinks of finishing my first draft to my first novel, and I've been surfing the web for good advice. I'm glad to know there are other teenagers like me writing. What I'm stuggling with now is character developments and writers block. Thanks!
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