This is a pivotal point for your book in its journey to readers’ hands. You will probably have decided which course you want to take before finishing your work, but this is the point you either go it alone and self-publish, or hand your baby over to someone to nurture it to publication.
Pros There are no gatekeepers. In traditional publishing, literary agents and commissioning editors can be picky about which books they publish, or they simply don’t have space in their lists for new titles or authors. This means tens of thousands
If you have decided that you want your book to be published by a publisher, rather than self-publish, it is important to understand the different types of publishing company that exist and the services they offer. ‘Traditional’ publishers The so-called
What does a literary agent do? Aspiring authors send a submission to literary agents who will normally read a one-page synopsis and the first three chapters of the book. If a literary agent takes on an author they send the
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