How do new writers get published?
It’s never been easy, but the publishing market has become very limiting in the last five years, and it takes great perseverance to find a publisher. That said, this is my usual recommendation: when you have finished your book, go check out the publishers who handle your sort of book and have a look at bookstores to get a good idea about their distribution. Then check out the publishers’ websites, looking for the names of editors at the various companies who handle the sort of book you have written — don’t bother looking for an adventure editor if you’ve written an historical fantasy — and prepare a query letter for that editor, giving the approximate length of the book (in words, rounded off to the nearest thousand) and a little bit about it. Your entire letter should not be more than a single page long. If your book is based on any special knowledge or information, include this, very briefly, in your letter. Mention any publication credits you may have, but do not make up any — fi
