| Re: A Very Confused Writer
You need to go through the process of AT LEAST 3 re-drafts before sending it out to either agents or publishers. As well as going through all the valuable information and advice on this site, you also need to buy a book like the Writers & Artists Year Book which has lists of agents and publishers and the genres that they work in plus gives great advice on getting published.
A lot of publishers don't touch authors without an agent, so you may consider trying to get an agent before even approaching publishers. They do take a percentage, but a good one is worth their weight in gold. They have contacts with publishers and can get you in the door and negotiate favourable contracts for you.
Good luck with it. It's a long and hard process but getting published is the most rewarding feeling in the world. |