Names for publishing companies who take teen writers?

Im writing a book

called secrets

im not done

but can someone

send me a publishing companies who take teenage writing

im 14 and the book is very mature for my age.

Its like a romance,mystery thriller

and i wanna publish it

so can i have some names for publishing companies?Names for publishing companies who take teen writers?
Age doesn't matter to publishers. They are looking for good writing. If you land a book contract, your parents have to sign it for you, is all.



However mature you are, you need to clean up the grammar and punctuation to bring it up to a professional level or they'll reject it outright. Your manuscript is going out on a "job interview." It needs to be polished up and shiny!



Strunk and White's ELEMENTS OF STYLE is all you need. All writers have that book and use it.



FIRST--finish your book.



NEXT- Get feedback from other writers.



This site is a SAFE writer's board run by pros. It is free and they have a password protected Share Your Work forum. They can also help you stay clear of the sharks in the publishing pool.



http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/



Feedback, beta readers, polished, and re-polished, a book has to be the best you can make it before you send it out. I thought my first was ready, but two years of rejections and rewrites taught me better.



(It did sell, I landed a multi-book contract.)



How to find a publisher:



Go to a bookstore. Find books like yours. Look inside the front pages to get the publishers' websites. Follow their submission guidelines to the letter.



Look up websites of writers with work similar to your own. See if they mention who reps for them. A short polite mail asking if they can recommend an agent is not out of place. Do not tell them about your book, that's seen as poor manners.



Obey YOG'S LAW: "Money flows TOWARD the writer."



This means NEVER pay to get published or to enter contests or pay a fee-charging agent. NEVER. Obey Yog's Law and you won't get ripped off.



Go to the 808 section of your library which has all the books on writing. They will help you steer clear of the rips.



Writer's Market 2010 will be in the reference section. It lists all the commercial publishers and what they're looking for.



But you can't be in a hurry, or assume you'll get paid a fortune. The Brenda Hiatt link below will give you a general idea about book advances. Always assume you will get the lowest number. You'll be the newbie on the block. It takes time to work up to getting the real money.



STAY AWAY FROM PUBLISHAMERICA. They are the BIGGEST ripoff site of them all. They say they're free and don't want your money, but that is a LIE. You end up buying overpriced copies of your own book!



They will not put your book into a store--but lie and say that you are supposed to do that. Most writers submit their book, and whether it is good or horrible, it's quickly "accepted," (they take everything!) and then you never hear from the poor writer again. Your rights are tied up for seven years!



Just google "publish America" + "scam" and find all the writers who got ripped off by them. They are what is called a "print mill." you don't want anything to do with them. They ruin lives and careers.



If any publisher or agent advertises on Google, it will only lead to a scammer or a vanity house. A real publisher or agent doesn't advertise!



Again--the 808 books at the library will help you on all this!



Helpful sites for writers:



http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-b鈥?/a>



http://www.sfwa.org/category/craft-of-wr鈥?/a>



http://www.sfwa.org/category/business-of鈥?/a>



http://www.vampwriter.com/FAQ-WRITING.ht鈥?/a>



http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/



http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot鈥?/a>



http://www.brendahiatt.com/id2.html



Why manuscripts are rejected: http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/arc鈥?/a>



And just because you've finished a book doesn't mean it's commercially viable. Pro writers finish a book and start writing another. It keeps your head from exploding while you're waiting to hear back from agents and editors!



See you on Absolute Write! ;%26gt;)
Writing and grammar are a major part of writing a publishable book. If your writing in this post is any indication then the writing in your novel will need a whole lotta work. Everyone who writes a book doesn't get it published and being that you're young with little experience in life or writing then chances of your being published is nil. Many authors who have much more writing experience have had to write many unpublishable novels before they got published, so I'm not sure how a 14 year who's still learning the English language will be good enough to get published. And, one more thing, just because you write a book doesn't mean is should ever see the inside of a bookstore; most people, experience writers, write pure unpublishable crap. Guess what can make a novel crap? Bad writing and horrible grammar. Work on it.



Granted, there are a few young writers who are in their 20s and younger, but the fact is that it's very rare that someone young will be good enough to get published. I'm just sayin! Good luck, but start writing your next novel when you finish with this one. Personally, it's hard to take you or your writing seriously when you've written in such an atrocious way.



Anyone can get published by self-publishing because there are no quality standards so it doesn't matter how bad your book is as long as you can pay. To get it commercially published where it stands a chance of strangers reading it and appearing in bookstores is only for professional and those who are serious about their work. Publishing is a business and they don't publish just anyone. You're competing against adults who have been writing their whole lives and have perfected their skill, and even most of them will be rejected because the standards are perfection and nothing less. Publishers have the pick of the crop and definitely don't take sub-standard work.



One more thing before I wrap, don't show your work to authors or serious writers until you've drafted it to death, meaning you've edited it for several drafts and are positive it's the best you can make it.



Don't make a fool of yourself by sending to publishers or posting your work for other writers to critique if it's poorly edited and written.Names for publishing companies who take teen writers?
Authors are made 鈥?not born at the first sign of christening and as long as you can write and pull off a manuscript at an early age of what, 6, you can be a published author.



Self-publishing is one venue for authors who wanted to test how their book will fare in the market.



To get into a contract, yes, you must have someone legal to assist you with it. Self-publishing will entail you to make a deposit before going through production and any financial transaction done should be legitimate.



How can you NOT publish? I have known of authors who started as early as 6 to 10- years old.

With parent鈥檚 consent, supervision and resources, these children are already raking exposure in the publishing industry as young as they are now.
Go to your local library or book store and ask for 2009 Writers market. It lists hundreds of publsihers and what type of books they're looking for. Don't worry about your age, and don't mention it. Age doesn't matter. The quality of your book does. If they decide to publish, then tell them how old you are.Names for publishing companies who take teen writers?
wow who is going to read a book written by a teen? it is not about maturity...it is about te experience. How long have u lived in the world to start and share your experience with us? 14 years...not enough i have lived in this world for 55 years, and grind through the darkest of the days.