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Hi,,Emma,

I’m glad to hear that you are so dedicated to your writing. Have you ever sent anything to a publisher to see if you might be able to sell it? I have never self-published any of my work, so I’m not familiar with the process.

Tips: edit as though you were a stranger reading the manuscript for the first time. Be ruthless. And keep writing — stories, books, diaries, even shopping lists! Everything you write makes you more familiar with the use of language. And I can’t stress this enough: PLANNING is everything. Plan your story before you start to write. If you plan well, you’re always writing toward something, never losing your thoughts, or getting out of character. Planning is the big secret.

Good luck! I hope to be writing you a fan letter one day!                                   —–Gordon Korman—–