Hailei Cotton
asked
Sally Green:
Hello, I my name is Hailei. My father read your book HALF BAD and suggested it for me. After the first page, I became addicted. It was amazing. You inspired me to write a book of my own. Even though I am only 12 years old I would LOVE to get it published. Do you think it's possible for me to do that? If it is what do I do?
Sally Green
Hi Hailei,
Send my thanks to your father for passing HALF BAD on to you. I'm delighted that you enjoyed it and that it's inspiring you to write.
The good news is that you've got a long time to hone your writing skills before you need to worry about getting published and that is always the first step - hone your skills by reading and writing as much as you can, and always enjoy it.
It's possible for anyone to get published but there are a lot of great writers who aren't published too. The main thing is to write and to love writing. You are lucky to know you want to do this at a young age so that you can experiment with your writing - try different styles, poetry, scripts and short stories… Try to learn as much as you can but don't be in a rush. I only began to write when I was in my late forties - getting published isn't a race. Having said that I'm sure you won't want to wait another 30 years before you think about getting published!
There are lots of books about getting published, and it might be worth getting one from the library at some stage (or read up online) to get a feel for the work involved (it's a lot of work).
Best wished for your writing, whether you are published or not.
Sally
Send my thanks to your father for passing HALF BAD on to you. I'm delighted that you enjoyed it and that it's inspiring you to write.
The good news is that you've got a long time to hone your writing skills before you need to worry about getting published and that is always the first step - hone your skills by reading and writing as much as you can, and always enjoy it.
It's possible for anyone to get published but there are a lot of great writers who aren't published too. The main thing is to write and to love writing. You are lucky to know you want to do this at a young age so that you can experiment with your writing - try different styles, poetry, scripts and short stories… Try to learn as much as you can but don't be in a rush. I only began to write when I was in my late forties - getting published isn't a race. Having said that I'm sure you won't want to wait another 30 years before you think about getting published!
There are lots of books about getting published, and it might be worth getting one from the library at some stage (or read up online) to get a feel for the work involved (it's a lot of work).
Best wished for your writing, whether you are published or not.
Sally
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hadeel m
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Sally Green:
the ending of half wild killed me, i literally can't stop thinking about the series. is it wrong that marcus is my favorite character? anyway, this question has been on my mind for days, and it's just plain curiousity. what do you think the next series you'll write would be about? (i'm a reader from dubai, i also made two other people read it.)
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