Would any publishing/editing companies take a 14 year old writer serously?

I am 14 years old and im gonna start writing a book when i get all my ideas in place, would a publishing/ editing company take me seriously? And would they make me put my parents names on it since im not an adult or what?Would any publishing/editing companies take a 14 year old writer serously?
They would take the writer seriously based almost solely upon whether or not the writing was any good.



And you won't be the judge of that.



You don't actually have to reveal your age until you have to sign a contract. So if you have gotten that far, you've seized their interest already. And there are laws and regulations to protect you even if your parents sign your first contract.



If you're a good writer, go for it. However, be prepared for disappointment, and hard work. Nearly all writers, except maybe the very established and contracted ones, go through many rejections before they ever get anything printed. If someone offers to print your first work, with no changes, beware. You're probably being taken for a ride. Any real editors will be a nightmare... and also your best friend.
Publishers take good manuscripts seriously. A submission from an author who is fourteen years old is no different from a submission from an author who is eighty years old. If it's well written and the editor thinks it is worth acquiring . . . Well, that's all that matters.



Be mindful: With the onslaught of people looking for "free books" online and the popularity of eBooks, coupled with the bad economy, the publishing industry has taken a hit. Not to be discouraging, but manuscripts have to be extraordinary in order for a house to even consider putting in the money and energy into a book nowadays. But if you have faith in your writing, then nothing should prevent you from trying.



And yes, the contracts will have to be signed by your parents and you can be published under your name. As for the editing, you will probably not have overwhelming control over that. Editing is done so that the story make sense. It's not necessarily to strip the book of ideas, so I wouldn't be overly concerned about having all of your good ideas taken out.Would any publishing/editing companies take a 14 year old writer serously?
Hey, they don't have to know you're 14! As far as they know you could be thirty! As long as they read the story before they know you're age they'll take you seriously. And no, you wouldn't have to put you're parents names on it. A book called Prophecy of the gems (google it) was written by a 14 year old girl.
DON''T LIE ABOUT YOUR AGE! PLEASE!

They can do background checks - on kids and their families - and find out your lying. Then they'll drop you because you lied.

That is... if you even got them to look at you because you're so young.

They won't take you seriously because you'll have to be dealing with royalites, publications, selling and promoting, book signings, book conventions and confrences, flying to NYC or where ever for meetings (all paid for by them).

I'm 22 and trying to get published too. All that stuff above freaks me out. But that's what happens to authors.

I've been writing since I was 12 and tried to get published in magazines and local newspapers but nothing worked out. Still, that would be your best bet. Submit short stories.

Start building up your own library and when you become 18 (an adult) you'll have a lot of material to revise and submit somewhere.

Good luck, we struggling writers need it!

~ AmberWould any publishing/editing companies take a 14 year old writer serously?
I'm fourteen and I want to be a writer as well. So I hope they would take someone like us seriously. The only thing is that they might make your parents sign certain legal documents for you and it might help if you have an advisor like one of your teachers or something. S.E. Hinton wrote the outsiders when she was fifteen and then had a college teacher help her. Well good luck!!!
most likely not but just save up your stories and don't give away your ideas and when you are 18 publish away good for you I'm sure you are a great writer and will sell millions of copies of your books one day i want to be a writer too and I'm 17 and I'm sure you have more great stories than i do :)
I don't see why not. ya they will i can't remmy who the youngest author was but it was younger than 14.



I have a site that you can join if u lik to write stories and read books. u can make pages, hav ur own profile, hav friends and other things. will u join? It doesn't look too good now but we're getting more people to join and i think you'd do a great job helping make the site better.



www.noveling.wetpaint.com
Don't lie about your age. That's the wrong way to go!



Work on your book. Don't worry about your age. If it is good enough, your book will get published. You HAVE to focus on your story, not your age.
Well, i don't think they actually find out how old you are till you get into the deeper stages of publishing and by then they have already seriously considered your book.
They might....depends on how well your grammar is in the book
No probably not . :)
No! Try lying about your age.