tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post5622347484122343613..comments2023-09-21T18:55:56.147+10:00Comments on Call My Agent!: The age of innocenceAgent Sydneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10784243352820485192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post-69443550759464810072010-03-05T14:07:35.316+11:002010-03-05T14:07:35.316+11:00You are only as good as your best writing.
Think...You are only as good as your best writing. <br />Think of this. How many times have you watched somebody being asked <br />"How does it feel to be an overnight success?"<br />It's one of the most stupid questions I think anyone can ask. <br />Some people take years, some people don't. <br />Most important is knowing your genre well. I find that the rule 'write what you know' in a literal sense is like saying 'blue and green should never be seen' when I look out my window and through the green tree I can catch glimpses of bright blue sky.<br />Research is important. World building is important. The most important thing is to keep writing. Probably you'd be better off writing within your own age group and I'd say what a waste that you aren't given that YA is so popular at the moment. And remember there are loads of 50 and 60 year olds writing picture books for children.<br /><br />Just be good. (the other fifty percent is luck - ie., being in the right place at the right time.Zara Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573081736355323976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post-50858238944722878102009-06-16T09:53:03.063+10:002009-06-16T09:53:03.063+10:00Keep going! There's a common quote:
without dr...Keep going! There's a common quote:<br />without dreams, life is a broken winged angel that can not fly.<br /><br />Although I do not write for the adult market, I am only 17 and in the same boat as you. My query was critiqued in post #10 of this blog. <br /><br />I generally do not mention my age in my query letters. They do not seem a barrier for my writing, at least not now. In fact, my age allows me contests specifically for young writers. Also, I have managed to land writing assignments in professional paid magazines (even as staff writer) despite my age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post-78793914078224196062009-06-14T18:24:15.456+10:002009-06-14T18:24:15.456+10:00Or perhaps just don't mention your age? My age...Or perhaps just don't mention your age? My age hasn't been a barrier to publication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post-55820150137303211022009-06-12T09:45:25.536+10:002009-06-12T09:45:25.536+10:00Keep writing and work on your thick skin as well! ...Keep writing and work on your thick skin as well! I started writing around the same age as you and got all kinds of rejections -- from publishers to Masters programmes (one of the Masers programmes rejected me calling me a 'foetus'). You're too old to be snapped up as a child genius, but you've got fifteen to twenty years on most writers. Use it wisely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632086038992984402.post-21705482630695946012009-06-05T22:13:56.771+10:002009-06-05T22:13:56.771+10:00The upside of being a young grasshopper is that yo...The upside of being a young grasshopper is that you have 15 years to keep submitting to The Australian/Vogel. It took Vennie Armanno 10 years to win it ... so get cracking! :) The writing apprenticeship is, unfortunately, a very long one (for everyone). We all BBQ our first couple of manuscripts.TLnoreply@blogger.com