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Like the typical fantasy novel, it pits dark forces against good. There are two groups of these forces. One group that is basically magic - but I also threw in forces of the earth that some would consider evil but are just natural processes like spirits of winter and death and some that basically considered good like spirits of spring and renewal, manifestations of the same force ie rain versus flood, warmth versus drought. In the middle I placed two young men who are learning about these forces but one gets seduced by the evil side of these forces and the two end up as enemies. I won't say how I ended the book but I left room for a sequel if I ever feeled compelled to write it.

You might figure out I am a huge fan of Tolkien, but tried to avoid things that were too similar too derivative. Where I saw this happening I made changes.
 
Sounds interesting. So now you need to figure out some addresses of publishing companies or what's the next step?
 
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Ahhh Tolkein...Zepplin....I see....

Getting a book published yourself is expensive. Luckilly when I did mine I took advantage of an offer at the right time in a National newspaper.



 
I probably need to find a literary agent to represent me. I have heard that most big name publishers will reject out of hand most manuscripts submitted to them cold.

Yes - there is always that Zep/Tolkien link:

Misty Mountain Hop
Battle for Evermore
Ramble On
Stairway to Heaven
 
yeah they do. most massive selling authors were rejected a dozen times outright before they were accepted...after that...youre their best friend...
 
Agreed,

Just look at J. K. Rowling. Obscure and poor until about 12 years ago and now she is richer than the Queen.
 
At Christmas we went to Edinburgh. Went on a ghost walk round Greyfriars cemetary. There are lots of things there that JKR used in her books. AND a headstone with the name of a guy called Ebeneezer Scroggie. Dickens walked around the cemetary and noted the name...
 
Poor unknown Ebenezer Scroggie - forever associated with being miserly. After all, when someone is shown to be a skinflint, ie a boss that gives you a lousy raise - what a Scrooge.
 
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