Now that you have written your book, you need to get it published. You will be faced with three (3) options:
1. Find an Agent
An agent will do all the leg work including finding, negotiating and selecting a publisher. This would not cost you any money up-front but the agent will require to be paid an percentage of the profits of the sale of the book and/or a percentage of the royalties. Each agent will have their own rules and regulations, so be prepared to look around, evaluate and negotiate. You can start by using the search engines: search the term "literary agent".
2. Find Your Own Publisher
You can do all the leg work yourself. This will be time consuming and would require some knowledge of the publishing process. This step is not advisable for the novice writer. However, there are many online resources that could simplify the process. Simply search "publishing houses" and you should get a sizeable list, including listings that indicate whether they are accepting new manuscripts.
Note, however, that most publishing houses like to deal with professional agents. So while you will retain control of the process, you will need to commit a lot of time as well as to seek legal advice on the final publishing contract.
3. Self-Publish
The last, but by no means least, publishing option is to publish the book or novel yourself. There are a number of new self-publishing websites and companies that can help you put your words into print, and even sell them on some online booksellers' websites. All you need to do is to input your manuscript into their website or send your manuscript directly to these publishers. This will allow you to create an e-manuscript that can then be printed on demand or you can simply sell your manuscript as an e-book.
Whichever publishing option you select, you will need an enormous amount of patience since the process can be drawn out. However, once you get that first book out you are on you way to a writing career. The end really justifies the means.
Best of luck in your endeavour to write and publish you book or novel.
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