Angela is a 32 year old mother of four living in the Midwest of the United States. An academic student of philosophy and creative writing, she has devoted most of her life to learning in the humanities disciplines, from art history to epistemology. She currently freelances for journalistic publications and hopes to one day publish her fiction.

My passion is ...

learning.

I know too much about ...

vampire mythology.

My parents always told me ...

to stop being so sensitive.

My childhood ambition ...

was to get published.

My favorite memory ...

is impossible to determine.

Why I write ...

It's a compulsion.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I just finished a collection of critical essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's work. I rarely watch television, and lately I've been listening to Ella Fitzgerald.

My first job ...

paid very little.

My best moment ...

is yet to come, and will undoubtedly be surpassed by another in the future.

My inspiration ...

is plural. I have many inspirations ranging from my children to Joan of Arc. Pick one.

Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Advice for new writers: The easiest ways to get published

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Professional writing can be a very difficult field to break into, and many people do not know where to begin. Obviously, you start by...writing. Regardless of publication, a writer writes. What next, though? There are steps and protocol to be followed, and below is a basic guideline to help you on your way.

Fiction:

Once you have completed your manuscript to your satisfaction (I say that because no matter how much editing you've done on your own, no matter how many opinions of friends/colleagues you've received and taken into account, you're going to have to edit more once you hav...

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