Feb 25 2015

Submitting Your Manuscript: A To-Do List

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The “Now What?” Months continue, and we’re shifting our focus to the wide world of publishing! Today, Samantha Streger, the director of publishing at Full Fathom Five Digital, an e-first publishing imprint, shares a to-do list for when you’re ready to start shopping your manuscript:

So you’ve finished your novel. It’s been edited, and revised, and you finally feel ready to start submitting your manuscript. Now what?

Figure out who will want to read it. Who is your audience: middle schoolers, Young Adults, adults who love YA, divorcées, thrill-seekers, dog-nappers? After you know who’s going to be interested in reading your book, you can easily find out what other types of books those readers like to buy, which have been the most successful, and who publishes those books. Look at a publisher’s and agent’s “About” page to see what types of works they’re interested in, but find out even more by looking at their online catalogs and bestsellers…

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