Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Great American Novel

So, if EJ James can get her kicks by writing the great American Porn British Novel, I can so make a few bucks by writing a book myself.

Seriously, though, I have thought about it for years, and have even had a running story plot in my head.  Think along the lines of Babysitters Club or Sweet Valley High...I have a handful of fairly well developed characters, I can "see" them in my head, how they would interact, the messes and teenage angst they would get themselves into, but I have no idea where to go with it.  Do you?  (and that's a true question.)  Do I just start writing and then send it off to publishing houses in the hopes that someone picks it up?  Do I need to get a literary agent?  Is there a Writing for Dummies book that I should be securing from Barnes and Noble?  Would you buy my book so that I have at least 10 sales?