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How would I got about getting something published?
Theres this book that I started writing when I was 15. I'm 18 now, and I'm currently going over it, and re-typing it, and adding and taking away things. Going over grammar, and punctuation. Organizing and editing; spiffing it up a little.....
I believe that it has potential; really good potential. What would I do to maybe get it considered for publishing? What are the steps I would take? And what do publishers really like?
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- Paul LLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
There are very few publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts (those that don't go through a literary agent), so getting an agent is a really good idea.
Visit http://www.agentquery.com/ or, at the library or bookstore, look for Bowker's Literary Marketplace, Writer's Market 2011 or Jeff Herman's Guide to Literary Agents. Look for agents that handle your genre, and are looking for new clients. Read, and follow, their submission guidelines.
Those books will have something about writing a query letter, which is what you send to the agent first. It's part synopsis of your book, and part explanation as to why your book deserves to be published. You have only that one-page letter to wow the agent, so take the time to make it a good one.
Expect the whole process to take lots of time, and expect lots of rejections. When you are accepted by an agent, they will send your book to publishers, not you.
Except for postage, the entire process of getting an agent is FREE, until a publisher buys your book. That is when the agent gets their cut, usually 15%, of the money that goes to you. Run away from any agent who asks for money upfront.
Good luck!