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novel-First timer	Anonymous	12/01/03
Hi, I saw on reality TV about the ghost of the black night. I would like to write a novel about going back in time and meeting him or something similar. I am sure that I can write the whole novel BUT There is one place where I get stuck on and without it there would be no complete novel. This is the love making part. What do I do when I am not that confident to write a few paras on this topic. Also, what do I do when the novel is finished? Where do I send it? Is there any place which teaches you or rather gives you a format in which a novel should be written? One more thing, after writing where do people send their written stuff? I once saw on TV that people like Tom Hanks and his company are willing to take on new people and read their material for interesting topics into making movies? How do we get in touch with such people. Thank you. First timer.
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CeeBee		12/01/03
To answer one of your questions and to add to graeylin's excellent answer: where do people send their written stuff? Please go to your local public library and look at or check out the current Writer's Market and Writer's Digest (books), and look at Literary Marketplace (it's probably reference only). These books will tell you which publishers like to see what kinds of manuscripts. For instance, you would send a science fiction manuscript to a science fiction publisher, not to one who deals mostly with mysteries. Scriptwriting will be included in the above books. In fact, there are specific books on how to write and submit scripts, mysteries, romances, children's books, and even cookbooks. Please talk with a reference librarian (not a clerk), especially if you are not familiar with how a library is put together and how their computerized card catalog works. The librarian will guide you briefly though that and will be a valuable resource as you look for ways to write your love scenes, work out the time travel sequences, and finally submit your finished manuscript. Oh, and there are a number of writing magazines too, The Writer being one of the best. The library will probably subscribe to at least one, plus they are available for purchase at a large newstand or book store. Best wishes as you put this all together. Let us know how it is going. CeeBee

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