With Julia Fierro and Marie Myung-Ok Lee

The road to a book deal seems so long. How do you find the mental space to be creative? How do you get that manuscript finished and once you do, then what? What should you do before approaching an agent? How do you know whom to approach and get one interested in you? Once you have an agent, what does the submission process look like? When does a book go to auction? How does a book advance work? This diverse group of successful writers with different publishing experiences offers their top tips.