I am a budding author, and my first book is a story of a small town teenager who is struggling to build his career. It is going through developmental editing and should be done in two weeks. What would you suggest if no literary agent or traditional publisher comes forward to take it up?

Scott Sigler I would strongly suggest looking into self-publishing for Kindle and other formats. In this day and age, you need to learn to be a marketer as well as a great writer.

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I think SEA WOLF by Jack London is my all-time favorite, although I was hugely influenced by RELIC by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. That book changed what I wanted to write, showing me that hard science could be just as frightening as the paranormal?

Mars Girl asked Scott Sigler:

I'm really looking forward to your new novel, Scott! My question is, what made you choose to go with young adult fiction this time around? I admit that it's going to be interesting to see you go that direction after your very adult audience books. Was it a challenge to write in this genre?

Vernice asked Scott Sigler:

Hey Scott... So I've started listening to ALIVE via your podcast and it struck me that it's distractingly similar to More Than This by Patrick Ness. I was wondering if the similarity was intentional and how you feel about originality in a story when almost everything has already been done?

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I am a budding author, and my first book is a story of a small town teenager who is struggling to build his career. It is going through developmental editing and should be done in two weeks. What would you suggest if no literary agent or traditional publisher comes forward to take it up?

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I think SEA WOLF by Jack London is my all-time favorite, although I was hugely influenced by RELIC by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. That book changed what I wanted to write, showing me that hard science could be just as frightening as the paranormal?

I'm really looking forward to your new novel, Scott! My question is, what made you choose to go with young adult fiction this time around? I admit that it's going to be interesting to see you go that direction after your very adult audience books. Was it a challenge to write in this genre?

Hey Scott... So I've started listening to ALIVE via your podcast and it struck me that it's distractingly similar to More Than This by Patrick Ness. I was wondering if the similarity was intentional and how you feel about originality in a story when almost everything has already been done?

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