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Originally Posted by Chapter V  (I'll try to be as detailed as possible)
i told them that my dream career is to be a full time author, writing fantasy fiction. |
"Dream" career. It's still a dream and the reality is that you will have to earn a living in the meantime. I don't want to sound like another negative naysayer, but to succeed in fulfilling your dream, you have to be realistic and do whatever it takes.
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I'm writing a novel that will extend into series, And I KNOW it will be published once I'm done with it.
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Most publishing houses won't even read submissions from first-time authors, so many excellent novels simply never get beyond the "slush-pile" of unsolicited manuscripts. To get to a publisher you have to have an agent, and to get an agent you have to be a published author, a kind of Catch-22 situation.
The only way you can KNOW that your book will be published is to self-publish, and self-published books tend to be expensive flops. OK, enough negativity. My suggestions are to write every chance you get, and research. Buy a copy of The Writer's Market. Try submitting articles to online mags. Join writer's forums, especially in your area of interest. If you have a little community newspaper/bulletin, volunteer to write for them. Even if you are an excellent writer, try to continue with creative writing courses. Read the biographies of successful authors. See how long it took Stephen King to get published and how he did it.
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The thing is, I don't want to have a crappy side job, and I never had a job; this will be my first time. So honestly, I don't know. I would like support in what I should do in this situation.
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The thing about a crappy jobs - they make for great writing material, and you need some real-life experiences, even if you are writing fantasy. You can always quit when you find something better, or of course, when you get that mega-publishing deal
