o Be more tenacious and persevere longer than anyone
else: it certainly pays dividends
o Study markets; know which publisher is publishing
what. To do this, subscribe to industry magazines and constantly read book reviews
o Write every day; read every day
o Be ruthless when self-editing
o Submit manuscripts as often as you can and keep
track of where they go and when they are replied to. After six months assume
that no answer is the answer
o Always be on the lookout for publishing
opportunities; as soon as an opportunity presents itself, submit
o Don’t spend more time networking than you do
writing
o Always have at least one project on the go
o Belong to a weekly writers’ workshop group where
you trust everyone’s opinions
o Don’t believe what a publisher says until the
contract is exchanged
o Be loyal to publishers who support you and your
career
o Share what you know with others
Over the past 30 years, Dianne (Di) Bates has
published 120+ books, mostly for young readers. Her next book is a junior
novel, A Game of Keeps (Celapene Press, August 2014). Di has two
blogs, Writing for Children, http://diannedibates.blogspot.com.au and
Australian Children’s Poetry http://wwww.australianchildrenspoetry.com.au
Di offers courses for those wishing to write
for children as well as junior novel and picture book manuscript assessments.
Her website is http://www.enterprisingwords.com.au
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