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I'm getting published!; ...you heard me right!
Topic Started: Jun 27 2009, 09:16 PM (66 Views)
Icey	Jun 27 2009, 09:16 PM Post #1
Let's play a love game, play a love game... Posts: 888 Group: Administrators Member #38 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Good news! Thanks to my fiance, Viral Dragon and his mother, it looks like Icey's on her way to becoming a published author! :D My pride and joy, the second novel I've actually finished, was sent in to Midnight Showcase Fiction and they're interested. The Resort is posted, at full length, here at Writers Realm, in the Older Audiences forum (posted there because it is 18+ romance) - however this is not the final product. I have currently been in the process of writing the simultaneous third/fourth drafts for the story (third being handwritten, fourth being the edited typed product). The first seven or eight chapters are being scrapped for a complete overhaul - as well as points in the plotline and description (not to mention, my writing style changes in the above link around maybe chapter seven or eight, and changes again later in the story). To see the real change in my style, and what I mean by complete overhaul, you can read the comparisons between drafts two and three at The Hallow Life. I'm really nervous and excited and terrified and...well you get it. But omg, becoming a serious writer has been my dream since I was like, twelve, maybe. And Viral and his mother have nudged me in the right direction. Major thanks goes to both because I wouldn't have gotten the guts to do it myself at this stage. Lol. Here's hoping everything goes well. Wish me luck! :D
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UnknownSoldier	Jun 28 2009, 06:56 AM Post #2
iBelieve Posts: 433 Group: Writers Member #57 Joined: Oct 25, 2008	:O Congrats! That sounds exciting! You're gonna have to give us links to where we can get it when it's published. :D Hope it all works out.
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RedHead97	Jun 28 2009, 07:33 AM Post #3
Writes 50 Words Per Chapter Posts: 273 Group: Writers Member #81 Joined: Feb 21, 2009	OMG! That is so awesome! :O Soon we'll be able to say that we have a real published author on this site! :)



Lykaios	Jun 28 2009, 09:27 AM Post #4
Crayon Posts: 1,214 Group: Global Moderators Member #10 Joined: Mar 23, 2008	Wow! Congratulations, Icey!
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God.	Jun 28 2009, 04:01 PM Post #5
GOOGLE, IS, GOD. Posts: 181 Group: Writers+ Member #90 Joined: Apr 14, 2009	This both makes me happy and annoyed. You shouldn't censor writing. It's a free spell of words, even if it does have sex, language or mature audience themes in it. I've written several pieces on horrific themes (necrophilia, socio-path induced murder, fascist genocide). It's littered through history, if you're going to censor books you might as well censor life. Younger audiences who can't understand the concept I can grasp, 'cause there's no point writing a book if they're not going to get it. But pu-lease, not allowing the self-sustainable writer or generally intelligent dimorphic scramble about can't do any harm. Well done anyway, take your championship. BUT, I'm still badass-er than you. (:
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Allyson	Jun 28 2009, 09:16 PM Post #6
Observer of all Posts: 2,337 Group: Root Administrator Member #1 Joined: Jan 29, 2008	Rolls eyes at Core Congrats Icey!! That's awesome! I hope your experience of being an author is a good one! :D
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Icey	Jun 29 2009, 11:00 PM Post #7
Let's play a love game, play a love game... Posts: 888 Group: Administrators Member #38 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	God. Jun 28 2009, 04:01 PM This both makes me happy and annoyed. You shouldn't censor writing. It's a free spell of words, even if it does have sex, language or mature audience themes in it. I've written several pieces on horrific themes (necrophilia, socio-path induced murder, fascist genocide). It's littered through history, if you're going to censor books you might as well censor life. Younger audiences who can't understand the concept I can grasp, 'cause there's no point writing a book if they're not going to get it. But pu-lease, not allowing the self-sustainable writer or generally intelligent dimorphic scramble about can't do any harm. Well done anyway, take your championship. BUT, I'm still badass-er than you. (: Haha, no, I don't censor any of my writing. I mean, one of my... "wildest" stories involves a bdsm-type relationship between step siblings. However, the forum has restrictions due to the general age group of this board, I think :P Oh and how can I be more badassier than God? xDD At everyone else, thanks a lot! Within the past few days, I've been pouring myself into researching the technical details of getting published, like getting a literary agent, or what will make an editor automatically reject a manuscript. Have I mentioned that I'm both terrified and excited? LOLL. But finding support here is comforting ^^
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RedHead97	Jun 30 2009, 11:35 AM Post #8
Writes 50 Words Per Chapter Posts: 273 Group: Writers Member #81 Joined: Feb 21, 2009	Here are a couple of articles to help: Mechanical Mistakes How to Impress an Editor There are lots more on Fiction Factor. Good luck! :)



Icey	Jul 6 2009, 11:05 AM Post #9
Let's play a love game, play a love game... Posts: 888 Group: Administrators Member #38 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Thanks, bjullie. I've been researching publication like crazy. I have a few books on my desk about it, but a few more tips never hurts! :D
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