Have you been published?

[aReformedPatriot]

Who has been published?

 

[Whitegravity]

I have had some of my poetry published in newspaper articles and one in an anthology. That's kid's stuff, though, I'd like to accomplish publishing a novel. How about you?

BB

 

[aReformedPatriot]

I have had some of my poetry published in newspaper articles and one in an anthology. That's kid's stuff, though, I'd like to accomplish publishing a novel. How about you?

BB

nope. Id like to write a book though, it has always been on my mind so I imagine i'll try it one day. Hopefully it'd get published.

 

[MadeInOz]

I've had one of my stories published in an anthology... apart from that I find that I have to finish things before I think about getting them published.

White noise:

The anthology didn't happen to be put out by Poetry.com or similar did it?

 

[oncewaslost]

i've never been published. i don't think i'm good enough to be published. i think i'm going to self-publish a novel i wrote for the NaNoWriMo thing.

 

[PuppyforChrist]

I've had either three or four poems published in anthologies. I also won an essay contest about the Holocaust in 8th grade. I don't know if that was published or not.

I like to write stories more than I do poems so I'm currently working on a new story. I'm working on pretty much two stories at once right now, but one of them can't be published. So I'm making a new one.

 

[JesseRaymondBassett]

I had my poem "Be Still My Soul" published in the CircleofPoets.com contest. I ordered the anthology and it will be delievered to my house soon.

 

[Whitegravity]

White noise? neat nick name!

To:Indeep


Unfortunately I am aware of poetry.com's unfair profiting off an artist's work. I, however am not a victim of them, but am trying to acknowledge others of it's wicked scheme!

 

[unimportantbuthisnameis]

only once, but I hope to publish an anthology with my brother in a few years

 

[JesseRaymondBassett]

Poetry.com is a fraud. Unlike CircleofPoets...see...I've done my research.

 

[Ann Doupont]

Yes, I just published my first book, a Christian inspirational book called, "Surrendered."

Before that, I had my testimony published in an international magazine, and I've had several letters to the editor published in a local newspaper. This month, my letter to the editor of Charisma was published.

I'm now working on my second book, another inspirational book, called, "Irons in the Fire."

Ann

 

[aReformedPatriot]

who published them, any major companies. Perhaps you can offer advice to the rest of us

 

[Ann Doupont]

Not a major publisher, and I'm not going to use this one again. Too expensive and not nice people to work with.


Ann

 

[artybloke]

I've had two full-length books of poetry and three pamphlets published, plus poems and reviews in many poetry magazines. I also teach creative writing and mentor poets through the British Council.

Nothing I write is aimed specifically at a Christian audience, and I can't say I think much of versified homilies and "devotional verse." I see myself as a poet and writer, and any spiritual themes that come through in my verse do so without my trying to force them.

 

[reformedfan]

I've written newspaper articles & presently write reviews & articles for a heathen web site.
My heathen cousin has gotten 2 books published, so I'm writing a meaty outline 4 her 2 pass on 2 her pub.
Lord willing soon I'll be swilling down cavair as I swim in my gold plated hot tub and scream at the kids' nannies to shut the lil' monsters up so I can listen to the salesman from the rolls royce store.

 

[Rose D.]

I've had articles, stories and a few poems published, though not on a wide scale. I'm currently writing a novel, which is nearly finished.

 

[InspiredHome]

I've had a couple pieces of poetry published in a small Christian journal but that's about it (I don't count my mistakes from places such as poetry.com!) I haven't written much in quite some time. I'm somewhat of a reluctant writer.

 

[E-beth]

I have a whole portfolio of children's books that I am too afraid to send out. I sent one out to one publisher once and instead of a rejection I got a form letter which said send it to these subsidiaries of our company. That was enough to spook me. Still I am thinking about getting serious about it again.

I have had articles published in newsletters, and had three essays published in the school literary journal. Once I wrote a play that was performed at the school I worked at, but it was very small scale.

My dream is to get a book published and not tell my family but give everyone a signed book for Christmas. Then once my mother is revived we would all praise the Lord and go look for it at Barnes and Nobel....

 

[artybloke]

I have a whole portfolio of children's books that I am too afraid to send out. I sent one out to one publisher once and instead of a rejection I got a form letter which said send it to these subsidiaries of our company. That was enough to spook me. Still I am thinking about getting serious about it again.

I have had articles published in newsletters, and had three essays published in the school literary journal. Once I wrote a play that was performed at the school I worked at, but it was very small scale.

My dream is to get a book published and not tell my family but give everyone a signed book for Christmas. Then once my mother is revived we would all praise the Lord and go look for it at Barnes and Nobel....

Before sending to a publisher, try doing some research into publishers: publishers tend to specialise in certain areas (for instance, it would be silly to send a book on the history of pacifism to a publisher of books about military hardware...) Children's publishing is often quite specific with regard to age and genre: pre-school, educational, fiction, poetry, fact-based etc...

Also, do the same research of agents: again, agents will specialise in certain areas.

That way, although you will probably still get rejection letters (we all do, it's part of the game), you will have a better chance at success. An perseverance is the key: that, and continually honing your skills (if you can find a writing group or course to help, they can be useful too.)

 

[xr022kbKr02h]

a lot of things that i have wrote have been published on the internet...the post you are reading right now is one of them...