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vegkitkat:
Hey, well this thread is about books too, so I thought I'd put this up here. Any of the many qc forumers writers? Have any of you been published? If so, how? What do you write? etc.

I'm curious. I'm not much of a writer. I've only been published once, in highschool, but I do want to at least make a go at getting something of mine published.

Tips? Stories?

Inlander:
I had a collection of short stories published last year by an small independent publisher, Ginninderra Press.  Independent publishers are a good bet if you're starting out: they often publish things that larger publishers are reluctant to publish (for instance, my collection, though it has 10 stories, is only about 60 pages long), and they're much more likely than major publishers to accept unsolicited manuscripts.  Sadly, these days publishing has become an industry much like any other: in order to be picked up by a major publisher it's currently necessary to have a literary agent, and to have a literary agent you need to have an impressive C.V. of previously published writing, prizes, etc.  Same goes for if you want to get a government grant.  Also, don't expect to make any money from writing.

Another option to get your writing out there is to go online.  My website is my major writing project at the moment, and will probably be so for quite some time yet.

Shale:
I'm a newspaper reporter, so I...guess that counts. I don't write books, and I doubt I ever will, but I do get a good 3,000 words a week published.

Nettle:
I attempt to write.

Micolithe:
I start writing a bunch of stories that I generally never finish. If I do finish them they tend to be really short.

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