I want to start writing any tips or advice?

Ya I want to start writing. I've been writing since I was 7 I wrote a journal of short stories mainly of kid stuff like space and stuff, but my dad found the book and threw it away saying I can't write. I later when I was 9 started writing songs about ambition and stuff and hid them all around my room so he couldn't find them. He abandoned me when I was 13 so it was safer to write I wrote a chapter book, and a bunch of poems. 5 which have been published, and a bunch that are in a book around 20 but I probably won't publish them because I was in a depression at the time I wrote them. Any tips though? If i do finally write another novel or chapter book and it gets published about how much will it cost to send in to publish? I have about 3 different novels in my head right now that I want to start, but I'm just to busy to start writing again, it's my senior year in high school. If I want to be an author what kind of education should I move onto for college?I want to start writing any tips or advice?
Frankly, the career most conducive to writing is Education since you can have that three months off per year to write. Do not plan on writing as your primary career. Less than 1% of all writers actually manage to make a living at it and that includes reporters, technical writers, and bestselling authors like J. K. Rowling.





That doesn't mean give up writing. Just plan wisely. Having said that, here's a few books that will help:





The Elements of Style by Strunk %26amp; White. Best grammar book ever written. Short and easy to use.





Characters %26amp; Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card. He teaches you how to make better characters and manage point of view in your stories.





PLOT


ACTION, CONFLICT %26amp; SUSPENSE


DIALOGUE


(all from the Fiction Writers' series from Writers Digest).





Oh, and write a little bit every day. Practice makes perfect.I want to start writing any tips or advice?
I've been a writer, not as a profession nor have I ever had any of my work published.





Have a look at lulu.com


it's a self publishing site and some people through that site sell their books and other things on there.


However you need to do your own marketing, promotion of your work. Particulary if you do publish through lulu.com so people know where to go to to buy your material.





Other than that, see if there are any writing/writers centres, groups in your local area. It is very hard to get any work published though. Even for J.K. Rowling.


She had heaps of knock backs, back in the 1990s.
If you're serious about writing, you need to write write write. You also need to study. Go to college. Not only will it give you the skills you need, it will also give you the life experiences that are important for a writer. You'll probably want to major in English with a writing focus.





If you want to self publish, there are a number of venues available. The least expensive one is Lulu.com. I have not personally used them, but I've used services like them (CafePress.com has the same basic publishing service). You won't make a lot of money off of a book when you self publish, but you will have you book in print. Getting it out for people to know about is another thing all together.





I published my book ';Cemetery Walk'; with AuthorHouse.com. They are pricey (starting at around $800, unless you happen upon a deep discount like I got, just to get your book ready and published), but they do also get your book out there on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and many other booksellers. They also assign your book an ISBN, which is a must to get your book in bookstores.





With the Internet, you have options as to getting yourself published by yourself. You can create a website and publish your work there in order to create a following. Start a Yahoo Group. You definitely have to network, and the web makes it much easier than even a few years ago.





My advice is to learn everything you can about the craft of writing. Write as much as possible to hone your skills, and (this is almost more important) READ READ READ. You can't be a good writer unless you read a lot. It gives you an idea of how the pros shape their work, which can teach you a lot about your own work.





As a side note, any time you write, treat it as something very important. When you are a writer, it's your best way of communicating. Take it seriously. In your question, you took a number of short cuts (lack of proper punctuation, etc.), which made it difficult to read.





Good luck!
No offense, but if you really are a senior in high school, take a few basic grammar classes. You have a good couple of run on sentences, a number of misspelled words, etc. If you send something in to a publisher, they won't spell check it for you, they'll simply send it back to you.