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New writers: Get noticed & get published

posted May 26, 2008 - 7:47am
New writers: Get noticed & get published

Every new writer dreams of getting noticed and getting published. It doesn’t matter what kind of writer you are, you will one day, want to be exposed and greeted by the literary world. It’s natural and it’s great if you are thinking this way, because you have already taken a small step in your mind to achieving this goal.

To become a successful writer and to get your work noticed in the early stages is the hardest part. A fear of rejection and lonely days and nights in front of the laptop as you batter away endlessly at the keys is common for most writers. However, if you are serious about becoming a successful writer, then these things should pass you by like water off a ducks back and nothing should stop you from getting your work noticed. Read more here:
www.xomba.com/12_top_tips_to_becomming_a_succesful_writer

As an aspiring writer in the early stages, its important to become a member of as many online writing groups as possible. This way you will get to know what is currently expected of writers and you will get to know fellow writers. Most importantly, you will be able to publish your work for all to see. There are many sites like Xomba that will pay you for publishing articles. Find out more here:
www.xomba.com/make_money_on_xomba_theres_no_seceret

Enter as many competitions as possible. This is especially true for fiction writers. There are short story contests running constantly which offer prizes of as much as £1000 for the winner. Imagine the boost that winning a £1000 prize would give to a writing career. Potential book publishers or editors would be most impressed by this. Enter short story competitions now:
http://www.firstwriter.com/affiliates/home_link.shtml?id+agsumm

Even if you’re not a fiction writer, there are thousands of magazines out there that need new material to survive. Writers supply them with that material. Search for magazines that specialise in the subject that you write in. Subscribe to it or read several copies to see exactly what kind of articles they are looking for. Write your article and submit it, after reading the submission guidelines.

Never ever give up after receiving a rejection letter. This is the most common part in the world of writers. There are more rejections than submissions. Recover from a rejection by starting your new article. With determination, you will be where you want to be quicker than you think.

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Based in Scotland, UK, Alan G. Summers is an Internet Freelance writer who specialises in articles revolving around new writers and steps to becoming published and noticed. With a love and knowledge of books and movies, Alan also writes to promote his favourite novels and DVDs. You can read more at http://www.alangsummers.net

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I 'hope' new writers will be noticed in the future too. But I think a silent-point alangsummers makes is that Writers Gotta Write! Get out here! Shop your words around! I'll notice, and many others will too! Disagree? Join Here, Be Heard!

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bebskie Very good information and very encouraging. Thank you for sharing this.

bebskie

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This is a good article. I really hope that new writers like me will be noticed in the future.

malou

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