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Discouragement Is Not Defeat: A Publishing Story

December 7, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Industry, Novel Submission, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life
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By Priscilla Krahn, Student Contributor There’s nothing like wanting to do something, and being told you won’t ever be able to do it. Especially when the person telling you that you can’t is a big brother who is always right.

How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Publish?

August 24, 2017
Student Contributor
Industry, Novel Submission, The Writing Life, Uncategorized, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Jennifer Sauer, Student Contributor At sixteen (when my book came out) I was nowhere near ready to devote the time and energy publishing required. I was a writer. I had no idea what it meant to be an author. And up until that point I had no idea there was a difference between the two.

How to Find Out If Self-Publishing Is Right for You

September 29, 2016
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Industry, Novel Submission, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Miguel Flores, Guest Contributor Each method of publishing a book is its own mix of goods, bads, and surprising uglies. On the one hand, traditional publishing offers better access to exposure, expertise, and a vast amount of resources. On the other hand, self-publishing gives you more control over your choices and is much easier to get into. Is one objectively better than the other? I don’t know.

Story Coaching: A Student & Parent Review

September 17, 2015
Daniel Schwabauer
Giving and Receiving Critique, Homeschooling, Novel Submission, OYAN News, Parenting a Young Writer
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A review of Story Coaching by a student and her mother This week we announced a new 3-month track of Story Coaching! Holly, a One Year Adventure Novel student, and her mother, Angie, kindly agreed to share their thoughts on the pilot program we ran this summer, so you could get a feel for what Story Coaching is like. Hurry over to the Story Coaching page and apply—there are only 10 spots this fall!

So your novel isn’t perfect yet. Submit anyway.

August 12, 2015
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Novel Submission, OYAN News, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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Kyle de Waal, Guest Contributor The deadline to enter our annual Student Novel Contest is August 15, 2015—in 3 days! If you've been holding back, afraid to submit your novel, Kyle challenges you to think about the contest in a different and fun way.