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Hi, Pamela,

Thanks for posting. Hmmm. Advice to writers. Write what you know and like. And plan your story before you set down a single word. You always have to be writing towards the climax and ending, and you can’t know what that is unless you plan. As for publishing, that’s a whole different thing from what it was when I was 12 and starting out. I suggest you get a reference book on Writers’ Markets. All publishers and literary agents are listed there, including info on what different publishers are looking for, and whether or not they will even read a manuscript that doesn’t come through an agent. A book like that will help you decide which way you’re going to go. And good luck. I hope to be writing you a fan letter one of these days!

                                                                                     —–Gordon Korman—–