Publishing?

Well,

Haha - I don't know what ended up happening there!

I was trying to say that I'm not comfortable posting the whole novel on the web, but I WOULD love some feedback from some people interested in young adult fantasy or just love the genre in general. ANyone with contacts in the industry would be even better!

I've tried cutting an pasting my synopsis twice now (hence the messed up posts, I think), but it keeps not working. I'll try again in a separate post...

Before White tells the story of Jack, the sixteen year old prince of Le Chars, France (an alternate version of our world, which will play an important role in my anticipated sequels) whose home is attacked by invading wizards, seriously injuring his father, the king. The court wizard Gedrall discovers that an important object, The Basket of Life, had been stolen from its owner by a powerful and legendary wizard. With the Basket missing, it seems that no one is able to die, thus disrupting the natural order of the world. Jack is sent out of the castle to retrieve the Basket and return it to Mount Chron where it belongs. Along the way, Jack is helped by Helen, a budding wizard; Quop, a sometimes invisible winged dragon; Stan, a teenager who is deeply conflicted about where his loyalties should lie; and Seraph, a Demon-Fairy with a secret debt to pay. Through the course of their adventures (which include a confrontation with a poison-spitting rodent, three witches who attempt to steal Jackâs soul, a menagerie of magically altered animals, and a showdown with an ancient wizard with a tangled past), the Basket is returned, the teenagers make hard decisions about who they choose to be (for example, Jack needs to decide whether or not he should return the Basket at all, knowing it would mean his fatherâs death), and questions Jack held about his fatherâs life are finally answered.

Apparently this doesn't like me cutting and pasting, but that's the best I can do.

I guess apostrophes don't translate well?

Before it becomes a love-fest I'll just say it's great to have the support of an awesome woman!

Now --- the book?

Ahh, I get what you're saying. Not sure that "Disney" and "wizard" are exactly going to hit on my book though!

I'm just hoping someone on here knows someone...

Thanks -- that's the idea! Hopefully somewhere someone will be able to help!
Anyone with some spare time on their hands interested in reading and critiquing? PM me if so (so we don't FLOOD the boards with requests, of course!)

Did you ask?

Awesome - thanks! I really had no idea how buddy-buddy the publishing world was until I tried to get into it!

Well, I had some good news on the publishing front today. A short story I wrote got accepted by an upstart sci-fi/horror magazine and it's going to be published in mid-August! I get paid 40 dollars, which isn't much, but the fact of being published is really what I wanted and am excited about!

I will, though I think it'll be a five dollar download or to buy the magazine in print.
Like you said, the money doesn't matter, it's being able to put this on my resume and in queries that excites me!

I do mostly write fiction since that's my interest, but I do some non-fiction writing especially as models for my students. My primary interest, though, is in fiction - I "specialize" in fantasy/sci-fi/horror and stories with a twist or unique structure -- or any combination thereof.

24 days -- August 1st.

Thank you! It is very difficult, I'm still shopping around my novel - who knows how long that might take!

My first published story is available here: http://www.scribblersandinkspillers.com/emeraldtales.html

in Volume One, Number One SFh (the supplemental magazine). Shameless shill -- please buy it (even it's only electronic!). It's only five dollars, and if you enjoy scifi/fantasy/horror at all, you'll find SOMETHING here (hopefully along with mine!) that you'll enjoy!