I want to publish my book?

You won't be able to approach a publisher directly as most publishers these days won't accept material that isn't submitted by a literary agent. If you want to get published then you need to get a literary agent. This is where you will need to do some research. Like Kitty said, other teenage authors have made it because they did their own research and you need to as well. You can't just expect the answers to fall into your lap.

Most agencies will ask for a query letter, synopsis and the first three chapters but all agencies are different. You should check each agency's website for their submission guidelines - violation of these will get your manuscript rejected. If an agency likes the material you have sent them they may ask to see the whole novel. If they still like it, they may offer you representation. That means they will work with you to edit and polish your manuscript then they will pitch it to a publisher on your behalf and try and negotiate the best deal for you.

You need to be prepared for rejection. Everyone gets rejected, even bestselling authors. It could take you years just to get an agent. To give you an idea of the competition - the average agency receives about 300 submissions a week but will only take on one or two writers a year. The writing market is one of the hardest in the world to break into and you just won't make it if you're not absolutely dedicated.

Good luck

Edit; please don't listen to the person that is telling you to only wait two weeks for a reply. Agencies receive hundreds of unsolicited manuscripts - it takes them time to get back to you. It is highly unlikely that you will receive a response before 4 weeks. It may take more than 6 weeks for anyone to get back to you. You have to be patient.

Dealers is not going to contact whatever that is already published (if it's a reputable company) niether will they submit things which have been put on the web. Synopsis's is k however if you add chapters then no. Also with self-publishing you might have doomed your self. Your booklet isn't getting anyplace so you write anything else and strategy an Agent. They want to comprehend whether you have got any matrerial released, then they need to know whether or not it sold. Yours has now not, they wonder why and wont accept your work. You have got to ask why your work hasn't sold. Self-Publishing can make or smash you and really typically it breaks you, now you can wrestle to post some thing along with your historical past. I can't urge men and women adequate to investigate each angel of Publishing and in my sincere opinion avoid Self-publishing. Sorry to offer you best unhealthy information, but it's not your guide that wont be authorised but you as good. I are not able to even tell you what to do and you'll no longer get out of it i'm afraid. I'm no longer an author myself I work for the 'dark aspect', folks is not so fearful of dealers we don't chunk that difficult.

Wow, thats awesome that you've finished a book!

Anyways, publishers rarely if ever accept books right from the author, so what you'll want to do is find a literary agent. Just search up Historical fiction literary agents on google and find a good amount of possible ones. (Make sure they represent your genre, and you'll really need a lot. Like 50)

Once you have a list, you need to write a query(search up how) and send that to them by mail or email. DO NOT send any of your actual work. This will only make the agent not want anything to do with you. If they like your query they may ask to see a specific amount of pages, which you'll send to them right away. And hopefully, you'll find someone to represent you.

At the max, you should only wait about 2 weeks for a reply. If they take longer than that, you should move on. Also, when sending out your query, you can do it in groups of 5 to 10 (or more). Don't be afraid of rejections, more than likely, they'll happen (all authors had to go through rejections). You'll just have to keep sending out your query when they do happen.

I'm not sure about the self-publishing part, but if you don't want to pay for printing, an ebook is a good way to go. Goodluck!~

EDIT: I have to say, I partially disagree with the other answer. She said none of the teenager books did well? Uh, the guy who wrote Eragon was 15! AND he went the self-publishing route before being picked up by an agent. (And from what I know, tons of people love that book.)

But she has a point, at age 13 you may or may not be ready to publish. Which is again, why I say don't be afraid of rejections. If they happen, you have so many years ahead of you to imprive your writing skills. So don't give up or anything.

Every time someone asks a question like this, I go all stalker on them and sift through their previous questions. You still ask a LOT of beginner questions. And you know what, that's totally fine. You're 13. But it says to me that you're not at a standard that's ready to be published.

Unless those six people were editors or agents, their opinion doesn't matter. When I was 13, my friends/teachers/parents were saying my writing was amazing. It wasn't. It was absolutely average for a 13-year-old writer, but comments like that made me think I was some sort of writing god.

Fact is, at 13, you're not.

The third thing that says to me that you're not ready is that you've done no research. Of the absolute handful of teens that have been published (and it's important to note that none of them wrote incredible books - most were slammed by critics), they have something in common in that they got off their butt and did the research.

If you want to self-publish, Lulu is a good site. But can I suggest something? Don't self-publish - otherwise you'll have that novice book tagged to you for the rest of your life (by "novice" I mean cruddy in comparison to what you'll be writing when you're older, which will be MUCH better). Instead, use Lulu to bind the books for you. No ISBN = not published, but it's still in book form and your friends and family can read it that way.

EDIT: I really don't like it when people use Paolini as an example :| Eragon's been absolutely slammed because of its strong likeness to LOTR and the shocking writing style. Some people describe him as the reason teens SHOULDN'T publish.

I don't take it that far, but I look at it this way: just because one person won the lottery doesn't mean we should expect to do the same.

Hi, Sophie.

My name is Ari. I am also a thirteen year old writer, and hope to soon be published. I hope you can notice the differences in the quality of our writing, even in this Q & A.

Before publishing, I hope that you seriously consider whether you- and your writing -is ready for this. You will be putting your novel out into the world to be picked apart, criticized, possibly mocked. You must have a thick skin! Your writing must also be of a high quality. I have spent years honing my writing, but I still know that it is not suitable for publication as of yet. Thus, I do not consider publication.

Six people reading your story is not enough to properly gauge the quality and enjoyability of your story, doubly so if they were friends or relatives. (For a harsh, honest critique and read through, please e-mail me at mvgmss@gmail.com ). I also doubt your ability to do a suitable amount of research for a topic this historical!

If you want to self publish, you can do so for free on the Amazon Kindle website. This makes your story widely available to many people who have a wide variety of tastes, without having to wait.

As for returns from publishers, it varies hugely, so you may get a refusal in a few weeks or it may take months. You should do research into each publisher to see how much of the story they wish to be sent. Make sure to send it to a publisher that deals in your genre! It is usually best to send a query letter first, or even better, get an agent first to do so on your behalf. Remember that publishing editors have to plough through hundreds of manuscripts every day- you want to stand out!

I wouldn't use Lulu, personally, but it is up to you!

I hope this helped! E-mail me if you want a critique, or even just to talk to a writer of the same age. :-)