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Question: How do I become known for my writing!?
I want to write a Children's Book or My Life Book!.!.!.How do I go about doing this!.!.!.I haven't made up my mind yet, but this is the plan!. How do I get my writing out there!? I have over 50 poems in total!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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You could post some of them on online to see what others think of them!. That's the greatest part of the Internet you can test the waters and see if you have an audience!. I would suggest joining a writing community like http://www!.chapteread!.com and see what others think!. If you get a nice amount of reviews you then know to move to the next step!. It's kind of like giving out food samples in the supermarket!. If you get good feedback then it's worth putting on the shelve!. Good luck, hope to see some of your postings on http://www!.chapteread!.com - I would like to read them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Start by putting some of your writing on a blog!. Blogs are very popular and word will soon enough get around that you are a good author!. An inexpensive way to copyright your work until you do get published is to print off your work and mail it to yourself!. Don't open the envelope until you confront somebody!. It's an easier way to copyright your work without having to spend too much!. As for getting published, I have no idea how to!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Publishers are not in business to make people famous!. But they look for famous people so that they can cash in on their fame!.

Sorry, but that's the world we live in these days!.

But if you make yourself famous, they will be looking for you to share in your good fortune!. How to do it!? That's the 64,000 dollar question!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Here's some ideas!.

You could create a blog!.Blogs are popular these days and the word of new ones spread quite fast!.
If you make a blog,I suggest you get a creative layout that will attract people more!.

You could post your writing on a website!.(I'm sorry but I don't know any personally but I have heard of Writing!.com )

You could go to your local library and see if there is any readings for you to participate in!.

You could also try to find a well-known publisher!.

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Once you have your book somewhere,whether it be online or offline,it is always best to advertise it on every site you know of!.For example,you could advertise it in your Yahoo!Answers profile!.Advertising doesn't stop there,though!.You could always make posters and stick them around town!.

Hope I helped!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Write well, write a lot, and be recognizable!. Have a good pen name or signature, and use blogs or put your work on many different websites(print too)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Go to a publisher, if you have good writing, hopefully they will accept your book and publish it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Get a book published see if any one likes it!. Or go to public readings!. There are lots of places that hold poetry reading for new people!.Www@QuestionHome@Com