Brianna asked Rin Chupeco:

I am a young author and i'm working on finishing a couple books. I won't be done writing them for awhile though. I just was wondering how you became an author and got your books out there. I'm also wondering if I can be a writer through Good Reads the same as you. I just wanted to see if you could give me any good tips. Do you have like any advice or answers? I would say more but Good Reads doesn't let me.

Rin Chupeco Technically I don't become a writer through Goodreads - it's just that people on Goodreads adds my books here!

I went through the usual querying route - looked up agents I liked, emailed them my query letter + book chapters, waited to hear back to offer representation! I live in the Philippines and thought it might be a different experience for me than a writer in the US, but it absolutely isn't!

This is for the traditional route, by the way - indie/self-publishing will be a lot different, with you taking on the promos, book design, marketing, etc. instead of your publisher doing most of it for you! Good luck - hope to see your books in stores one day! :)

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