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Question: I'm going to write a book!. i'm just a highschool graduate!. whuddya think!?
i'm a contact center agent (a poor-a** homie)!.
i still find time to type some crazy s***!.
i've battled (keystyle) with people online, written some crap rhymes, and drawn my face through mspaint!.
this time, i'm thinking of writing a book!.
i've done the first two pages, but honestly i don't know how to 'make' a book!. i'm just going to print it for my recent and future family!.
i'm 18 and am with someone in a steady relationship, so i think it'll be done when i have my own family!.
the book's all about my life, an unbeleivably hard life!.
or if things turn good, i might sell this!.
title: LIFE: THE HARDER WAY
i'm not boasting, i'm asking for your thoughts about writing books!. i'm not someone big, but the campus respects me as the best in English and the editor-in-chief of the school paper!.
do you think the book'll be cool!? i live a life where plenty of people can relate!. or if not, what do you think should i write about!? or what should i do with my time instead!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Well!.!.!.what you want to write about is what's very 'in' right now, in terms of marketing: memoir, and memoirs about 'tough' things (addiction, poverty, death, whatever!.!.!.the more intense, the better!.)
Usually memoirs are chronological, but they don't have to be!. You have to be careful not to make it too much like a diary--keep in mind that we don't know who Diana is or Joey is or Mike is!.!.!.these people need to be explained, and their place in your life needs to be explained, too!.
If you want to get it published, you have two options!. One is to just send it to a publishing house!. In that case, it goes in to what is called the 'slush pile!.' This is a pile of unsolicited manuscripts that the assistants go through in their spare time!. Assistants read the other solicited manuscripts too--these are just their last priority!. It's pretty hard to get published this way!.
Other step!? Get an agent!. Yes, this means paying them, and getting them to represent you in the first place (not always an easy task!.) Make sure you get a reputable one also!. Then they will send your manuscript in to publishing houses, where it will NOT go in to the slush pile, which is a GOOD thing!.
Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Typing and writing are two different things!.
I think as long as you use words like "whuddya" you don't need to be seeking a career in writing!.
"High school" is two words!.
The first word of a sentence is capitalized, and so is the pronoun "I!."
The people to whom your "style" would appeal are too busy smoking crack and playing the Xbox to read anything!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
"honestly i don't know how to 'make' a book!."
As long as you know that,
you won't hurt yourself too badly!.
Some very powerful stuff written by 'outsiders' has
gained acceptance, (Kerouac eg!.), but it's a longshot!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
why is your life hard!?Www@QuestionHome@Com