I want to be a proffesional writer...how?

Question

My teachers tell me I write awesome poems, and everybnody tells me I have the best stories. I want to be a writer, so how exactly. I know if I send my work to a publishing company, it will most likely be ignored. Help please...

Answer 1

You can try to send your work to journals and magazines.

You can check out the Writers Market (it's the best source of contact information for publishers, journals, etc).

Answer 2

For now, do your writing on the side, keeping on with school or a regular job. Send your work to everyplace you can think of that publishes your type of items. Don't be discouraged if you get a lot of rejection letters - most published authors have boxes full of them from when they started out. Keep your options open so you have other ways to make a living, but keep writing and trying to sell your work.

Good luck.

Answer 3

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