/lit/ - Literature

>>18334462
Do both. To make this really really simple take your first book and copyright it with the library of congress, if you're using Amazon they give you a free ISBN, if not buy an ISBN.
https://querytracker.net/
Go there, sort the agents by what specifications you need. Build a professional email and be nice. You only get one shot at it. Email all of them.
More will come, some will leave. You may not get any email replies at all. You may get all of them replying. Nobody knows.
Agents and publishing houses need books and authors to do their job, but to them new blood is always a risk because if it doesn't sell they lose their investment that they paid you. You need to persuade them that you're worth a down payment.
I decided not to do that because I already have money but that down payment could really help you if you're in a bind. You could also opt to get a percent of sales. You don't have to eat the first offer that gets put on your plate, but there might not be a second offer. It's a blind jump.
I guess the bottom line is to be nice. You catch a lot more flies with honey than vinegar.
(Why would I ever want to catch flies? Where did this saying even come from?)

>>18319583
You know the silent hill writer has some joke endings where the bad guy is the dog. It's not too uncommon and a lot of people think it's cute/funny.
Stories that don't take themselves too seriously can be fun sometimes too.

>>18079338
Honestly this is all I did. Only got one call back but that's all you need. (I should have just taken it in retrospect but I didn't.)

https://querytracker.net/

Send a copy of your work to each one of them. Be nice in the email. Make your email professional.
They may be interested in you on a whim. Maybe. Maybe not. You can't read minds but unless you email them they don't know you exist.
Just be nice, and remember you're probably not the only submission they're getting. You're not trying to sell your book to them, you're just letting them know you exist. (Is that good advice? It may not be. Just give it a try! Go Anon you can do it!)