I am young& a female, and i want to know how to do this.?

Question

I have been writing poetry for a VERY long time and i have been PUBLISHING poetry for a VERY logn time. But i havent been gettign any credit for the publishing i have done so far, and it really doesnt make me feel like i am going to get anywhere if i keep doing this. How can i possibly get my own stuff published in its own book, and even make my OWN money.?


i dont know any "local publishers" neitherr.

Answer 1

I wish you much success in getting your poetry published. It's not easy of that I'm sure. Have you ever tried submitting some of your work to Readers' Digest or even Newspapers in your area. Sometimes one needs to get their work out there, ones name recognized and the readers will more than likely ask for your work to be published.

Once you have some of these requests or even payment for submissions from magazines or newspapers then perhaps a publisher would look at your more seriously.

Not knowing your age ... I would ask that you use a spell check program since I did notice quite a few errors in your question. Although they are probably typographical errors only ... it's always wise to have any of your work proof read and checked for spelling mistakes.

I'm hoping that you find this information of some use and I have provided several sites below where you might find some direction in getting published.

My very best wishes to you ....

Answer 2

There are fewer than 5 people in all of America who make a living from poetry. Write as a hobby, but find something else to do as a career.

Answer 3

send your work to literary agents (or better yet a query asking if you can send some of your work)

here is a site that list some
http://www.agentquery.com/

If that doesn't work you can self publish your own book. If you can't find a local printer to do the job for you there are places like http://www.lulu.com that can do print-on-demand (and they will sell your books on their site)

Answer 4

i'm sure your portry is good and someone out there is looking for it, but i think you know it will cost you to get it published, that's all i know. i wrote a couple of places for writing stories but i don't have that kind of money to have research.