1. Write your story: Focus on setting, plot, character development, etc.
2. Join a writing group: Try to get constructive criticism and feedback from your peers.
3. Hire a developmental editor and/or a copy editor: Make sure your manuscript is polished.
4. Draft your query letter and synopsis: Spend some time condensing your 100 page manuscript into 1-2 pages.
5. Critique your query letter and synopsis: Hire someone to analyze your pitch and whether or not you immediately grab the reader’s attention.
6. Submit your query, synopsis, and manuscript to publishers: Purchase the ‘Guide to Literary Agents’ in order to research publishers in your specific genre.
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About Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva
Taneeka Bourgeois-daSilva is an authorpreneur, teacher, blogger, educational consultant, and writing coach. She wrote the award-winning Broccoli Chronicles and is the CEO of Building Voices and TCD Kids Foundation. She tweets at @taneekabdasilva.