A young novelist, I need help and advice.?

I have been doing research for my first novel, I was told that


publishers of fiction really like the style of novels like


'The Reader and Boy in Stripe Pajamas. Simple straight pose


and memoir type writing.





1.My story will be similar-the subject will be young people and


the effects of war.


2.My question-any advice will be appreciated and encouragement.


3.Is this the easy way to write a ';marketable'; work.





TC ChrisA young novelist, I need help and advice.?
Just write about something you are interested in, there is no point writing a book that you aren't interested in because you will loose interest in it and not be able to finish it as it takes more than a day to write a novel, it could take years.





Do not think about writing a novel because of the money you could make as very very very few authors make enough to be able to write full-time and give up the day job.





Write something original, don't just try to write something like harry potter or twilight just because they sold well as no publisher will take on something which they already have. They want original work.





btw that is not the only 'marketable' style of work, there are loads of publishers out there that each specialise in their genres. So you could write for any genre you like, Romance and Fantasy are popular atm, but if you are a good writer then you will get published no matter which genre you write in





So brainstorm some possible ideas which interest you and are original. Then start writing your novel. Once you have finished, leave it a week or so then read through it and changes bits here and there (edit it basically). Then hire a Professional Editor to edit it again for you. Then write a query letter, synopsis (Google for help) and send them + two/three sample chapters off to a Literary Agent (Buy Writer's Market 2009 for lists of Agents). Then if they choose to work with you then they will send the work off to publishers after you have edited the novel together.A young novelist, I need help and advice.?
Try the Snowflake Method. It's can let you write a novel as low of time as two months!





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