How do I get published?
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We get a fair number of e-mails from both kids and adults, asking things like, “How should I start my story?” “What should I write about?” and “If peanut butter cookies are made of peanut butter, what do they make Girl Scout cookies out of?”
We don’t pretend to know all the answers. (But the answers to the questions above are: with a grabber; whatever you’re excited about; and Girl Scouts.)
But seriously.
Since the Writer Guy is a fiction kind of guy, he’ll be answering questions on writing fiction. (And no, he won’t help you write a book report on a book you haven’t read yet – not THAT kind of fiction.) We’ve posted the first question below.
How often will we update this page? Hard to say. Writer Guy is also a lazy — and occasionally busy — kind of guy. He’ll post the answers when he gets around to it.
(Writer Guy reserves the right to fix spelling and punctuation, edit questions, and change names to protect the innocent.)
Dear Writer Guy,
I am an up-and-coming writer. Translation: unpublished but soon to be published. (I just know it.) My question: Do I need a website? I don’t have anything published to put on it. I hear that I need a presence anyway. What do I put on the site? I sure don’t have the time …
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Dear Writer Guy,
I’ve been thinking for a long time now about writing a book…. Please give me directions on how to set about writing the book?
Dear Writer Guy,
I am supposed to write a 1500 word story on any topic. I have been trying for a few days but nothing interesting seems to strike me. I want my story to be unique. Please help me out .