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Hi, Im new, and I am looking to be published. I really thinkg i have potential. I can be worked with. Im a often poet, and sometimes book writer.   Please have a look at my writings. :D   AllyLove<3

I've never been published, I'm actually new to writing. I hope one day I'm good enough for that but I'm starting off thinking if nothing else, I can charge my nieces and nephews to write school papers for them :)

honestly I do enjoy writing and I hope to graduate from poetry to stories and even a novel. Right now I lack the discipline to write a complete book though. I hope to talk to all of you soon and good luck in your endeavors.

I have not been published yet, but I know I will be soon!  I am a regency romance lover and enjoy researching and learing about that time period.  Take a look at my stuff and let me know what you think.   Kitty

Hello, new member. I've had short stories published in Freedom Fiction which is an online pulp magazine. I haven't seen print yet. It makes me sad. 

Hey everyone, I am far from ready to be professionally published, but I am interested in self publishing, and was wondering if anybody could give me some insight to LuLu.com. I've been on the website and it  seems really great, but thats the problem- sort of too good to be true, ya know? Anyway, if anybody has experience (good or bad) with LuLu, please let me know. Thank you!

Hey, Im not published yet but hopefully soon I will have my novel done and ready to be published. Please have a look at my writings and tell me what you think. Thank u

When I was in high school, I had two poems published in anthologies, but nothing since. I write mostly short stories now, but am working on my first novel. I never intended it to be one, but the story took on a life of it's own, so I went with it. It is actually a piece of fan fiction I'm writing for my friend, but once I am finished, I am going to edit/re-write for a book. I have been working on it off-and-on for about a year now, so I'm sure it will take some time to complete. 

Hi, I'm Scott and I was published this month in a compilation book titled "Xangans". Unfortunately the experience was a bit disheartening as the editorial work on the book was... everything poetry related was altered to a significant degree. None of us were given a chance to review the published versions of our writing (though we had been asked to proof our works before submission), nor were any of the contributors compensated in any way.

My best advice is that if anyone is approached for addition to a compilation/anthology, or given an opportunity for publication, be sure you are being compensated in some manner. Do not give your work out freely, and be sure that any contract drawn does not strip you of the rights to your work. Thankfully, all of us retained our rights.

As sad as I am by how my work was represented, I'm thankful to have finally been published. I've shared my original work "Pane" on my WC page, and will eventually post "Sip" there as well. If you're curious to read the other works, I do still recommend people check out the book.

<-- Link to the Amazon page.

ISBN-10: 1452868603
ISBN-13: 978-1452868608

As for myself, I consider myself to be an amateur writer. I enjoy writing dark fiction, horror, and assorted forms of poetry. I'm currently working on accruing enough poetry to put together a poetry book. I'm also working on a novel (formerly a novella) titled "By The River". I've had the idea for it for a few years now, and I've only been able to get as far as the first chapter. Mostly due to editing the style of the story excessively until I'd found how I wanted to write it.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my writing, so getting anything major done takes me a LONG time. I'm currently doing touch-up work on a short Poe/Lovecraft styled short story titled "The Sickly Thing" and will be posting it to WC once done.

I was 14 when I first got published in a book called Reflections which is made up of poems by various other writers.

Greetings,

My name is Donald and I'm am not published as of yet. I'm looking for help getting my foot in the door. I also wonder which of my pieces would be the most likely to be published. If you guys want to check out my work please do.

Hopefully, you guys get back to me at some point.

My first exposure to publishing was winning the Santa Fe New Mexican Holdiay writing contest.  I won first prize in the short story category.  This was published.  I am now about to be published in Ink Bean and Raphael's Village.  Struggling to find an agent but very few will even look at the work, let alone represent it.  Always looking for guidence.

In the UK there seems to be a choice of get published by a traditional press or pay for your book and hope you can sell a few. I am told there is a company setting up which will publish your book at their cost as long as it's good enough, but will want you to sell their books in return, recover your cost and earn commission, like a sales rep or an Avon lady? If you have a good book and can sell it seems quite good. Does anyone know of a similar project elsewhere in Europe or the US?

"Charlie and the Perfect Wife" is due to be published in April. Really pleased with the cover and the support I have received from the publisher (based in Nottingham, UK) and they are paying all the costs although they are a very small press. Will let you know how I get on, and how much of the selling depends on me!

No. Sadly, my once fiery passion and confidence in my writing has gone way down. Though I admit some of my work is fairly good, it's not close to publishing status. But I hope to someday....my goal is to infiltrate the publishing company and publish my own work O.o :D

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