1.Im not a manager, but you can try to find gigs yourself, like at a bar or a school or a venue like that and eventually you will probably find someone who can publish you. 2.It really depends on the label, don't wait a year or 2 for reply from small time label that won't be able to progress you as far as you want. HOWEVER you do have to work your way up so if yo do find a small time label you want , go with it and observe where it takes you 3.
Cant really answer that one Lastly, don't put too much trust in an agent, or publisher you just met. DONT BE DESPERATE . They might trick you .
Read your contraCt over and over be cautious! AND GOOGLE THEM TO SEE F THEY ARE LEGIT!
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.