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It's not as difficult as you might think, if you only want to put it, into a book for yourself. You could self publish it using the Lulu. Here's the link:- [link] or you could use a site like snapfish, if your work is photographic. Here's the link for this:- [link]
If you are wanting to get published, then that is a whole different ball game. It's hard, but if your work is top dollar, then I would always encourage you to go for it. I must impress on you though, that they are cut throat and will only accept your best work.
Firstly, get hold of a copy of Writers' & Artists' Yearbook. They produce one every year. This is my bible. Here's the link:- [link] You may be able to buy it cheaper on another site, so shop around and I believe that some libraries have a copy too. Take a look in there for the most relevant publisher for your work. You need to follow each individual company's criteria, to the letter. They are very fussy about that stuff. Expect to be turned down by the majority of companies that you send your stuff off to.
You could also look at some of the self publishing sites. I was recommended 'FastPencil' :- [link] by a friend. You could also just go straight to Amazon :- [link] I know other writer who have used this site.
If you are wanting to put your work out there, from a more promotional point of view, you could always take photographs of your work, put them to a slideshow with music (Powerpoint) and put them up on DeviantArt or Youtube or do a short film of your work and how you made them. Doing short tutorials on Youtube can bring decent followings if you make a series of them.
Anyway, I hope that was food for thought. Good luck and let me know how you get on. All the very best,
Serina Hartwell - Author of the Hidden Sage
Aside from those small things, however, I think this sounds like it's an interesting premise. I look forward to continuing to read more when I get some time and see what develops! Best of luck!
--Dorian
Anyway, thank you so much for the congratulations. I am still on cloud nine and not scheduled to come back down, anytime soon.
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You have made my day, and when I'm feeling better, I will do a celebratory dance around the room. Thank you to all who have followed my work and supported me.
In general, I approve of this piece. There's some conflict, build-up to the next chapter (this is a very important thing in any chapter), already a mention of a past and magical background that gets me thinking about possible story progression (I can't speak for others, but I'm sure other people will feel the same) and it's always fun to see children fighting
Your style is very easy on the eyes. You achieve a mood in the opening paragraphs rather than a visual description of what we should envision, which I think is good. This is very different from my own style, but I approve of it nevertheless as it makes for easy reading and sometimes that can be very refreshing.
Two problems I had (this might be just me, but I'm just saying it anyway) is that, due to the relatively fast pace, we get introduced to a lot of characters quickly. This is not a bad thing, but it can be kind of confusing. However, there's an easy way to solve this: you don't have to describe the characters thoroughly if it ruins your pace, but just give each of them 1 unique aspect we will remember them by. This can be everything from something they're wearing, an irritating voice, a constant glare, or just whatever you want to make of it
Otherwise, I was confused as to the meaning of 'Yer'. This is probably me though, so it's more of a question than a critique.
I can't promise anything yet, but I may read and critique some more of your stuff later on. From what I can tell, you've done a good job so far not only with the writing but also getting it out there.
Just a personal question though, are you already publishing? I was wondering since it says Professional Writer next to your name
In any case, good luck and kind regards