Years of listening to writers tell you nothing. I've learned what was being said without being said. Novelists are like veteran players in a sport and you're the rookie. They'll give you generic help, but nothing that's going to give you their job. So here's the best advice you'll ever get. Don't make it right; Make it written.

@TrueGritProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Anne Rice says you have to write, that's where the writing happens. Deadmau5, Canadian music producer, says it's about experimentation, not inspiration. All that makes sense to me. Do. Learn. Repeat. Soon your finished product will naturally improve.

I'm 27 and writing my first novel, where's my gun.

@frankyq1757

9 жыл бұрын

+Super Soccer Eww

@Elle-uk5zu

7 жыл бұрын

Are you still alive?

@thecorruptedcat989

6 жыл бұрын

I was 19

@alainart

6 жыл бұрын

shoutsatpigeons24 says Bojack Horseman lol

@jcalz216

5 жыл бұрын

My reply without even watching the video: "Or do and reap the consequences until the world accepts your work like it should've done from the start." Start after years of doing this and I guarantee you'll be better off. ;)

Don't shoot yourself fellow writers. The book-selling market can be pretty competitive. New ideas and stories are being typed and conceptualized by the minds of many men, women, and children across this world and beyond. Acknowledge the giant obstacles, but deep down as long you are persistent with your dream don't even let some famous author tell us writers that our ideas are washed-up and redundant,unable to be commercialized. No idea is original if we are technical in a logical sense if relating from the tangible human experience, but how every single one is executed and expanded upon is the core content. Your story is your own, a metaphyiscal symphony that could only be born from the soul of a sentient being and no one can take either of those things away from you. The future has its own shadow, but it shines ever so brightly for those who remain optimistic and relentless to make their work a reality. Do not doubt yourself, instead, look inside yourself and see the beauty within and go on to create your work as an extension of yourself. Shalom.

@ravenkamali

7 жыл бұрын

Like your advice.

@udbhavseth799

5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. Let's write.

@karishort7561

5 жыл бұрын

God bless your heart 💓

@Tomangel61

5 жыл бұрын

"There is nothing new under the sun." Ecclesiastes 1:9

@KushagraaDubeyy

3 жыл бұрын

Give me a link to your Amazon books already !

Im 14 and a few months ago, I finished my first book. It took me a whole year, feedback, editing and if I can do it, you can too!

After reading the comments I want to add a bit of advice to young writers, myself. If you have the choice between taking advice and learning from John Irving, or from someone on youtube who hasn't finished a book yet let alone been published, put more weight on what John Irving is saying. Even if, or especially if, the person commenting is telling you what you want to hear and John Irving isn't. John Irving has the experience and know-how. He's not discouraging young writers' just pointing out the reality of the current state of the publishing industry. Keep writing. Keep improving. Don't take the rejection to much to heart. He's saying it's tougher than it was, not impossible.

I'm doing just fine.. I'm 21. Worked on multiple stories and now preparing to finish my first Novel...I'm already half-way through. Already got 440 pages(In just six months of writing). I estimate, it'll take another 200-300 pages to finish.. There is only one way to make it as a writer...WRITE!!!! And don't stop, not for anyone or anything...

@transgirltalks1140

6 жыл бұрын

"six months to write 440 pages" we all hate you lol

@939bb

6 жыл бұрын

There's something else vitally important to do to become a successful writer: READ!!! Read for pleasure, first, then re-read critically and analytically. Read everything from "The Iliad" to "Crime and Punishment" to "Infinite Jest". Figure out what makes good writing work. To make it as a writer you need to write AND read. All the time. It's like training for the Olympics.

@malluaudionarrator7888

6 жыл бұрын

sir,Have you completed the novel$published it?

@christinacascadilla4473

3 жыл бұрын

Um...just so you know, publishers will want your first novel to be between 80,000 and 100,000 words because they are going to lose money publishing your first novel, but will be happy if they don’t lose A LOT of money on your first novel. So they’d like it to be short. If your manuscript is headed toward 800 double-spaced pages, you may be hurting your chances. But I hope what you wrote is so good it won’t matter. And realize that your first novel is likely to sell only 5,000 copies, which is actually really good for a first novel.

@jaymac4220

Жыл бұрын

@@939bb SK agrees with this

I'm 27 years old, and this speaks to me. Thank you Mr. Irving. I must now invest into reading some of your literature.

This was excellent advice. Thank you

Thank you, Mr. Irving! A much appreciated encouragement.

When John Irving was starting out, older writers were saying the same thing. Particularly because of the collapse of the short story market. But Setting Free the Bears is not that good a book. If it hadn't been published, John Irving could have either quit, or written a second novel. Today, he could self publish.

This is probably the best advice ever actually.

@lxvlx Because publishing industries are looking for the next BIG BANG. The industry itself is heading toward huge turning points with the advent of the e-book. And with the economy the way it is publishing houses don't want to take a chance on someone who will take a while to pick up an audience. It's a gamble, at this point, that they don't want to take. But don't let that discourage you. Write, write and send it out. Never believe you're brilliant just let someone else believe it. But write!!

I have been writing since I was ten years old. I am now 26 years old with 8 books under my belt.

The beauty of the book as compared to electronic media today is this. I don't have to plug in the book in order to read it. I just need a light source to be able to read it.

Awesome video!

Remember, this argument has been going on for a long time. People talked about the death of literature when radio became prevalent. We still have books. Do publishers invest in "promising" young authors like they did fifty years ago? No. But that doesn't mean you can't be published. If you lament the demise of the golden era of books, start a new era! Get people fired up about literature, build communities, encourage friends to read, host gatherings at your house. It can happen if we try.

To be honest thank you for this. I think it's important to remember there's some luck in being successful. Doesn't necessarily mean your not talented. And that's what I think was touched on. Sometimes your born in the right time or not. But keep writing my fellows writers!

@harhol You're making an excellent point, particularly because it's easier (if in most cases less excusable) than it has ever been to get badly written material out to a reading public on the internet. I've wondered about it with my students -- I think it may be a uniquely American misconception: if all people are created equal, and we also have equal rights under the first amendment to express ourselves freely, then all thoughts, opinions and expressions must also be of equal value or quality.

"Young do not write for their elders! They write for their own Age Groups, and about their own lives. As time goes by no doubt some will think like this guy, but by then a whole of living will have changed many lives around them!"

I still cannot quite believe that I am a published author; admittedly not a novelist - not yet - but if it could happen to me, it can happen to anyone, really - don't give up.

@gabrielcarricano771

Жыл бұрын

Congrats !

@WoodSugars Thats what I thought too- they made all speakers wear white and everyone chose suits and of course along comes a writer in an Addidas vest.

A positive and encouraging message for fledgling writers. I applaud you.

Two things make being a successful writer harder today: marketing and overall increase in the number of writers There are almost as much sources on how to market/advertise your story as on how to be a better writer. Try to create a presence in social media. It's harder than writing a novel for many new writers. If the book doesn't get media coverage, such as reviews from at least moderately known people, and average readers, you're doomed. And readers don't look for just one or two positive review, the total number plays a role too. There are many books on Amazon that have great reviews, high average ratings, but they sell worse than the popular ones. (well, to be fair, sometimes friend/acquiantance reviews play a role in those books, so I can understand that readers don't see them reliable) The competition is stiff today due to the number of writers. That is why much more time and energy is spent on the covers. My grandpa's house is full of books with such covers that today even amateur designers with poor taste would frown upon.

@lxvlx i've heard that on average 1500 new books get published every day. don't know if that is world wide, or if that includes non-fiction, but i think the point of the unverifiable statistic is that competition has increased tremendously. though i'm sure there are a lot of other factors involved, like evolving tastes, and competition with newer mediums(i.e. movies, internet, etc.)

WOW. Thank you for the discouragement, John Irving.

@davidfernandez8515

3 жыл бұрын

You didn't understand it...

@harshalbhanarkar

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidfernandez8515 he is joking

@davidfernandez8515

2 жыл бұрын

@@harshalbhanarkar my bad😅

@stevenblack1903

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't understand a word he said. Work hard, write hard and it'll happen for you.

Great advice to aspiring Novelists to not shoot themselves...It'd be more than a little difficult writing a book that way.

im 14 and writing my first novel. hopefully i can finish it hahaha

@stuffwithsoph8264

7 жыл бұрын

Trisha Kanadi Same, but since you commented this a year ago, I imagine you're now fifteen.

@seanp.kilroy6833

5 жыл бұрын

If you don't finish it, at least try to learn from it, then go and write one that you love even more; but, try to finish it. You will feel wonderful having written.

@smexyangelmike3117

5 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@briandressel1344

4 жыл бұрын

Keep going don’t quit!

@michaelmayo

3 жыл бұрын

So what happened?

Re-write the Klingon piano concerto deidée à Maximilian Schmidthoff is a big caliber. Mounted on an op. 16 tank, it´s g-minor shells guarantee the last word in any case.

And with print on demand(POD) you can get that e book (or at least a lot of them) on paper !

Still one of my favourite Author's.

I feel into Genius WOW Thanks xo

I was 27 when I first watched this, and had just finished my third novel. With the exception of a few short stories and a long running blog, still unpublished.

You obviously haven't heard of this place called Amazon, where young writers can publish their work on their own, without the bloathed publishing industry "approving" them. And, they can actually make some money off of their work! I'd say this is an EXCELLENT time for new authors, at least the good ones. The bad ones had little chance of success either way.

@daniellepurefoy6824

9 жыл бұрын

I agree with this. I hate it when people put an age on things. There are also MANY more resources for writers today then it was back in his time. I founded that a little insulting :(

@tannalein

9 жыл бұрын

Also, computers. I bet he wrote that novel on a typewriter. In the age of typewriters, if you wanted to be a writer you either had to buy one or rent one, which wasn't cheep. This fact alone meant that you couldn't be just a casual writer, buying a typewriter was a sign of commitment, a sort of sink or swim. It's why people didn't venture into writing lightly. Today, everyone has a computer with a word processor on it.

@daniellepurefoy6824

9 жыл бұрын

Exactly. There are teens who making thousands of monies off of Amazon Kindle, who don't even have an editor and they just make How-to books or lifestyle type books. Sometimes actually Novels. The world has changed man. You should be proud and excited. Not "worried, and Scared".

@amobbzful

8 жыл бұрын

+tannalein I wish you'd done the video instead of this depressing old fart!

@tannalein

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Hubbell, have you been to Amazon recently? Have you noticed that it sorts and ranks books by the number of copies sold? Do you know how many copies a book needs to sell to get on that first page? Hundreds of copies a day if not more, depending on the category. Those lousy books you're talking about sell maybe two copies a month, if that, which places them on page 2418. In other words, readers will only see crap if they deliberately go looking for it, so all this crying about too many bad books on Amazon really makes no sense. As for authors, they're not competing with the entire Amazon, crappy books and all, they're competing with that first page in their selected genre. That first page is the goal and those twelve books on that page are the only real competition. And it takes some good editing and even better marketing to get there. I assure you, every last one of those indies that got there paid for good cover and good editing. As for marketing, indies are far better at it than publishers.

John Irving is an interesting person, but -- unlike most of his series I've seen -- there is no useful advice here.

Irving's early novels were so damn good. Setting Free the Bears, The Water Method Man, Hotel New Hampshire, and Garp....books just full of humor and a clear understanding of relationships and families. He has strayed but Last Night in Twisted River is a good read. Some advice, John, if I may? Write a novel with 1) No characters who are writers 2) There are no bears. I know you can do it, and it would be great.

Writing is fun; just don't make the mistake of staking your financial future on it. If you go to college, don't study English. If you have aptitude for something else, do that and let it be a source of inspiration for your writing (you can't sit in your room all day and come up with interesting things to write about anyways...).

I think part of it is the writer to reader ratio. TV and internet are the main culprits. Why read and have to consciously pick up and process meaning when you could watch a movie and have it spew entertainment AT you? The internet has played its part too. It conditions people to have a short attention span. Videos and articles take about five minutes of your time and then you move on to the next. A book is the opposite, it demands focus for extended periods of time. TEACH YOUR KIDS TO READ

Competition, more people want to be writers and publishers only choose the amount they do based on how the novel would sell. The world of writing is way different than it was in the 50s and 60s, it's much harder. Self-publishing is a thing of its own. When one self-publishes they don't get the novel doesn't get the connections that the publisher has at its disposal. The book would really have to be extraordinary and the writer would have to be extremely lucky that the book would stay in print.

He doesn't explain why getting published is harder today than it was back in the 1960s. He just says that it is, which in some ways is strange given the possibilities of self publishing etc. I wish I could ask him some follow-up questions.

my advice would be to write as many funny/clever comments on youtube as possible and see if they are upvoted. if majority of them are - then you can start the fucking novel

@Cthulhu013

9 жыл бұрын

I would not reccomend this strategy, as this will lead to many half decent, or potentially good writers to be put off of writing when their comments are not upvoted. If you want to know if you're a writer...write! It's not something you can force. If you find joy in it, you're a writer. Even if what you write is utter trash, you can improve on it. Nobody, unless part of the rare genius culture, starts off as an amazing writer that's capable of inspiring and captivating thousands. The most important thing you can do is to finish something. If you want to know the tell-tale sign that you might be a writer, it's whether or not you've followed your rough draft to completion. At that point, the hardest part is over. There would be little reason to give up, now. Polish it. And send it out to publishers. You'll probably be rejected, many times; persist and follow the given advice.

@yunikage

9 жыл бұрын

David W If you want to know if you're a writer....you're not! I mean you, specifically, David. You are not a writer. You lack two things all writers must possess: a sense of humor and a fucking clue.

@Cthulhu013

9 жыл бұрын

yunikage I gratefully accept the rebuke and will make it my utmost concern to improve my humor along with my wits.

@antidisestablishmentariani8119

9 жыл бұрын

Approval of inane comments on the internet does not correlate to prospective readers of entire books worth of content. Catering to the masses might be a good marketing strategy for salesmen, but it does not mean that you offer a vital inner voice or that you will be fulfilled.

@snarkynoonan6626

8 жыл бұрын

+yunikage I'm pretty sure his response was somewhat intelligent humor, maybe you missed it?

Best advice and I agree, but what about alien zombies, would you shoot them?

Getting work published for the first time has always been hellish, going back to the Brontës and beyond. The problem with "one out of every X manuscripts" shock stats is that 99% of those manuscripts will be barely readable and/or decades (if not centuries) out-of-date. It's like saying "for every 10,000 people who want to become a pop star, only one will make it". Legitimately great novels are less likely to go unnoticed than ever before.

Hemingway should’ve seen this

Write just as you feel and know, its not how old we are its what you have learn in your life alone

As the best writers have always been, to varying extents, pariahs and outsiders, I trust this trend will continue, that those who are most skeptical of the 'booble for the bauble', of the shot gun spray impoverishment of the Internet Machine, the silly, juvenile aura of graphic novels and the grinding noise of television, will press on, in shitty garrets and studios all over the globe, hawk-eyed and intent on keeping the tradition alive.

@calabiyou thats the best thing i've ever read. nicely done.

If the ebook becomes the new medium for readers (and with continual improvements in readability it is not impossible) then the printed book may go the way of the CD in the age of Mp3 downloads.

Are book downloads also vibrator-compatible?

Why is it more difficult to get published? Well, for one thing there's much, much more competition out there. More people want to be writers than in Hemmingway's day and publishing is driven by sales more than ever.

Harder, but still gonna try.

I have an idea for a novel, and i can write at a reasonable level. I never liked the notion however, to go to a writers club.. or write other works first to get "experience". A good idea is a good idea and i just want to export it.....

I am almost 45 and i still hold great fancy and passion for writing stories and novels. I can see how hard it is to get successful in writing and marketing. But I strongly believe i have to continue writting. I don't often use the word luck because i don't believe in luck, but i believe in fate. I write because i believe God goads me, makes me write, promising me i would get something very useful by writing. I have fancies concerning earning money and acclaim by writing in the most accepted ways in publishing industry but i think i wouldn't be greatly disappointed if i have to struggle hard to meet such destination. And of course writing books would go on even though times change.

@bryngOneOn Agree. Good answer.

I have self published three novels, with more on the way. My view on self publishing is a bit on both sides of the fence. On one hand, the economy is so bad that nobody wants to give new authors a chance. If you're not already a big name, then your chances of being published are slim. But, on the other hand, self publishing just won't get you the same kind of exposure. My advice is to query several small publishers, but always keep self publishing as a backup plan.

I self wrote 4 poetry books my senior year of high school, called any news reporter that was looking for my story; no one seem interested. I have a little worry how successful my first publish book will be to the public in the near future.

why is it harder to publish today?

Everything he says is one hundred percent is true. I know it first hand.

For every 1000 to 6000 manuscripts (depending on the publisher) submitted, one is published. Write on!

You can self publish very easily. It is easier because you have the internet to help with research. Good writing will always sell. Just do it!

@tannalein

9 жыл бұрын

***** You'll make more money than traditionally publishing. The publishers pay you peanuts, while Amazon gives you 75% off each sale if the book is priced in the right price range. All you need to make sure is that the book is good enough to sell well (well written, well edited, professional cover).

Why is everybody so deeply affected by one 2 minute video of a single writer's opinions? Your resolve should be stronger than this,

@yunikage

9 жыл бұрын

Because he's one of the most respected writers alive and he knows the modern publishing industry and his observations, which you so dismissively refer to as "opinions", are in accord with the existing consensus that the prospects for new novelists are bleak. But no, I'm sure you were born to succeed as a writer, Andy. You follow that muse.

@daniellepurefoy6824

9 жыл бұрын

I hate it when people put an age on things. There are also MANY more resources for writers today then it was back in his time. I founded that a little insulting. There is Amazon Kindle, and a lot more sites that allow new writers to get their work published without the "approval" publishing companies that often times expect way too much perfection and high end qualities and name, Rather than talent.

In today’s world we have option of self publishing in Amazon KDP. Probably one can test their hypothesis without the help of publishers . I could see it’s not only bad happening now 😂

the internet is both a curse and a blessing. it allows us the tools and info to make our project easier but it also floods the market. Example: I make low budget movies as a hobby, if I produced the short films I've made today back in the 80s it would be ground breaking. But today there are hundreds of movies like the ones I can make on youtube. The value diminishes because more people can do it. I would think books are no different.

Such a nice boy you must be. I hope Saitan will be happy when you join him.

He looks fantastic for 67.

You have to give calabiyou some credit, though. That was easily one of the most fascinating comments I've ever read.

@lxvlx There's a lot of reasons. Music, Movies, Writing, even Coffee are all massive, mass-produced money makers, even the artists are treated this way now. No identity, just a cash formula you fit or fail. For me, it isn't. I didn't exist "back then", I *am* 27 starting out, even though everyone thinks I'm 20 in every way. There's a way to get things done and I just have to put everything I can into finding out and doing how things are done now including all the shortcuts.

It doesn't sound promising but I'd still like to try.

New from apple, the Ididlo, it hums out the story to you in morse code.....

I love that!! I prefer to dance with my demons today & if it is any good maybe in a few decades it will be read by a soul, or two even; is that not literary success at its heart?

Actually more people read today than ever before. More people read today than they did 100 years ago. More people read today that they did 20 years ago! Much of the difficulty with publishing today is actually due to an influx of writers. Editors and publishers have mountains of manuscripts to plow through year in and year out. So I wouldn't be discouraged about a lack of readers. Trust me. There are millions of us. Go ahead and write. And don't give up!

@ Chrstilen5~ I'm amazed you can read anything at all.

The good news is, the economy wont stay the way it is indefinitely, so eventually the publishing industry will even out. In the mean time, however, it helps to not look at "big bang" books as purely evil. In fact, whenever a publishing house has a big hit, that means it has more money to take gambles on newer, more literary works.

"the book isn't in any peril" but the new author is in trouble? Rather fine fucking advice!

@LoneCloudHopper

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, kind of an obvious contradiction isn't it?

@ChrisDodges123

9 жыл бұрын

***** Exactly.

If someone is brilliant, then they would know how to respond to that question, and what to do about it.

@mennella2000 Gray? I find the best novels anything but gray and here I include Beckett's. I happen to love film and studied it fairly intensively for sometime and find the exeptional ones just as challenging as a good novel [although there are fewer and fewer American directors woth bothering with, although that is becuase of the damage post-Star Wars blockbusters have done]. So, non-poseur, enlighten me; give the name of a graphic novel that can rival Sabbaths Theater.

I've gotten about 30 rejections. I keep writing but I got blocked today just hating myself repeatedly. Not good enough. Not working hard enough. Blah blah bullshit. I dunno. I just keep writing anyways. I like the process

it means that vermont isn't an important state.

No one requires encouragement from anyone else regarding something that they want to do.

@lxvlx I think that it's because of the recession. They weren't, and probably still aren't, taking in many authors because of how much cash it takes to publish.

I'm 22 and trying to publish my first book. *cries*

If you're writing to be published, and lets face it, all writers desire to be published, you simply can't cut out the years and YEARS of harsh reality that awaits. It would be pointless for any advice to say "No problem, its easy....you'll get there" because it isnt true, the best you can hope for is you MAY be published, if you're lucky, but you have to write for that to happen, and I mean WRITE...practice....then write more more more.....most just won't make it, its a simple fact.

"This guy has run out of idea's, so he's telling you; you have none either?"

When novelists such as Mr. Irving are asked to give advice, why don't any of them simply say, JUST WRITE??? How else are you gonna be a writer?! Whay elae could possibly define one who writes?

That guy is cool looking.

There's something strangely reassuring seeing artistic people wearing adidas clothing

He didn’t say don’t shoot yourself in the video lol

How does this one biographical example he gives abstract out to the conclusion that it's more difficult for new writers today generally ? (It doesn't, does it ?) He might be right; but the analogy he offers here doesn't necessarily yield the conclusion that this is so.

if you're worried for us young writers, then do something to help us.

@LethalOwl

10 жыл бұрын

If we're writing to only get published, we're writing for the wrong reasons. Unless you got a message to bring across, that you just wish to share - not necessarily publish - you're writing for the wrong reasons. You shouldn't write and presume it to be your future profession, even if that's your dream. I know it's my dream, but I know I can't expect my first writings to get published and then live off of that =) I'm not sure if I'm actually bringing any points across, or if I'm writing it for any reason at all. I'm simply not sure how any other writer can "help us" in writing better. There's no perfect way to do it, I guess. I mean, every successful writer is just a normal human being with their own faults. Asking other writers for advise might not work at all, but maybe it will.

@kattykleo8579

9 жыл бұрын

***** But what if you simply lack the energy and stamina to both work full time and write? I wonder if that "energy" is one of the most crucial characteristics a human being must have in order to be a writer. Maybe that is why it is so very, very difficult to be one.

@LethalOwl

9 жыл бұрын

katty kleo It's really not necessarily difficult. Some people got a natural talent for it, others don't. But skill is, of course, only gained through hours of working on the craft. I find that regardless of my energy levels, I can get inspiration to write at the oddest timings - Mostly during the night. Regardless of me working that day or not, or having to work the next day, I'm writing 'til the inspiration drops xP

@kattykleo8579

9 жыл бұрын

***** You're lucky. I am miserable because I want to be a novelist, but can only manage to dredge up the energy once in a blue moon. I simply don't have the mental, emotional and physical stamina to sit down and write when I come home from a tiring day. I have almost 250 pages of a novel, but it has taken me ten years to get this far. Despite being in my 20's, I don't have very good health, and that may be part of it. It could also be that I just don't want it as much as, say... you. Or others who succeed in writing consistently. I really don't know. But there isn't anything else I've ever desired to do as much as this. Even when I was little, I knew I wanted to write stories. So I wonder if I just don't have enough energy, and that lack is a hole, continually dragging me down. I am forever torn, wanting to give it up one day, and then re-committing myself the next. This has gone on for years. Back and forth, never ending. No one can help me. It's a sort of purgatory I would not wish on anyone.

@LethalOwl

9 жыл бұрын

katty kleo If your dream is to write, then write. Regardless of what you're writing about. You just managed to write 2 dozen lines as a solid reply - I have full confidence in that you can finish your book, if you're capable of writing that big a reply so quickly ^^ Just keep on writing. Maybe pause your novel and write something else for a while.

@duskwriter wear black*

The car accident in The World According to Garp...

As a 27 year old trying to get their first novel publishes, I am a little disturbed by this.

@CorrundumAndSilver of all things that cause deforestation, paper for books is the smallest culprit.

@KimJongPillTube rockin analogy, you're clearly not a poet

I'm guessing you're joking. Irving has written 10 best-selling novels and won both the National Book Award and the Academy Award.

"Don't shoot yourself" is probably good advice for anyone, writer or not.

@ScarletGhost4356 Don't worry, just DO. Fear imprisons the potentially great.

I'm 23 and trying to publish in a third world country... this guy kind of depressed me.

@ImpassableGuardJJ

10 жыл бұрын

Keep going, u could be a 23 year old who got his book published in a 3rd world country

@bigdaddyfrost420

10 жыл бұрын

Ishmael beah was a child soldier, he has published books. if it's meant to be, then it will be. never quit.

@ImpassableGuardJJ

10 жыл бұрын

If you don't get published, well then you can say that you tried to do something that few had the courage to pursue in your country.

@tannalein

9 жыл бұрын

Screw him and his publishing industry, you don't need them. Publish on Amazon. I bet he doesn't even know what that is.

Smashwords. Publish online for free - and get paid by setting your own book price and having it available on Amazon, Barnes Noble etc.

'Littler'? If you are indeed an aspiring writer, I think the state of the publishing industry is the least of your problems.

@Sniper65118 lol 30% u sure not 3%?