What Are the Steps to Publishing a Book?
Most publishers won’t accept unsolicited manuscripts, so you’ll have to find a literary agent to shop your book to publishing houses. Agents tend to specialize in particular types of literature and they have working relationships with publishing houses that share their specialty (or with the people at large publishers who make the decisions about particular genres). If you find a literary agent willing to champion your book, you’ve completed the hard part, since he/she will be the one dealing with the publisher until your book is accepted. There’s a great book that contains everything you’ll need to know about getting your book into the right hands. It’s called “The Writer’s Market” and it’s updated annually, so the information is overwhelmingly current and accurate. It has a section devoted to literary agents and their specialties, including names and contact information. Most writers just starting their careers regard “The Writer’s Market” as their bible, since it’s chock full of vit
