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Question: Where to publish 40 pg book at 11 years old!?
I am 11 years old, and my story is about 40 pages long!. It is a dinosaur book, but not like a baby book!. Is there any publishing places in Corona!? Where it's not so expensive!? And what are the possibilities of me publishing a book!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Don't listen to Team Edward, or Marti!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1) you aren't allowed to be on Y!A
2) 40 page books usually aren't published
3) it is probably bad, no offense, you might become a good writer when you are older, but at 11, you probably don't even know what an allusion is, nor what these are: metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, etc!.
4) your grammar is probably all over the place!. I even see some grammatical errors in your question!.
"Is there any publishing places in Corona!?" Is should be Are!. also, it should be, "Are there any publishing places in Corona where it isn't expensive!?"
5) the possibilities of you publishing your book at 11 are about 1 in a Gogol!. J!.K!. Rowling, who was in her 30s or 40s when she published Harry Potter got rejected a bunch of times!.
6) Your book probably isn't typed out, it is probably only on scratch paper!.

So, no, you probably can't publish!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Show your text to a few of your friends (or people that are in the age group you're writing for)!. Some authors have good ideas and write fairly well when young (Langston Hughes or S!.E!. Hinton had earlier beginnings)!.

I would see if people react positively to what you've written first!.

Writing for publication is not for the weak of heart, and you are going to want feedback from people you trust to be honest and tell you if something's not right or entertaining about your story before you go try submitting it!. You will need to write and rewrite your story till the rough spots are gone!.

Then (if everything looks good): look into magazines to send it to and get someone's help following the guidelines for submission, otherwise, you will be rejected out of hand for not following rules!.

Many writers get their start with short stories or poems in genre magazines!.

It sounds a bit hard, but if you really want to be published, you have your work cut out for you!. I'm a big fan of telling people to work with their desires until its clear whether they can succeed or not!. So, go for it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

40 pages is about 15,000 words, doublspaced!. That is not enough for a book!.

And frankly, 11 years old is much too young!. Wait a while, and your writing will improve, and it will be easier to seek out publishers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

publishing possibilities for an 11 year old hmmmmm i'd say none
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