title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published (2nd Edition)
author:  Sheree Bykofsky 
description: Getting a novel or other work published remains one of the most mysterious processes in business today. Using the comprehensive and easy-to-read format of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published, Second Edition, you'll learn practical steps to get your masterpiece published. Learn how to write book proposals and query letters, how to pitch ideas to agents and editors, how to write outlines and sample chapters, and how to deal with publishing companies.
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  Table of Contents
  
  [Title page](index_split_000.html#filepos109)
  
  [Copyright Notice](index_split_001.html#filepos242)
  
  [One Hot Scot](index_split_003.html#filepos6009)
  
  BY SUZANNE ENOCH
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos6272)
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos32368)
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos71030)
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos100827)
  
  [Once Upon a Christmas Scandal](index_split_008.html#filepos145860)
  
  BY ALEXANDRA HAWKINS
  
  [Epigraph](index_split_009.html#filepos146256)
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_010.html#filepos146503)
  