How long before you got published?

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thebookwithoutastory
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How long before you got published?

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Question for published authors: how long did it take you from the time you first started writing to the time you actually got published?
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I got my first short stories published in high school, but they weren't for pay. My first professional payment for a short story came in my early 20's. However, by then I had been published and paid for articles for a few years.

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