Well, I consider it beginner's luck.  With my very FIRST query letter and two sample chapters, I've sold my novel!  So look out for Project: Dragonslayers on a book shelf in the near future.  I'm now working on a the next book: Dragonslayers- Mind Games.

Hi,

I'm new to the literary market.  I have a novel I've been working on for a long time and finally finished.  The genre could be considered military fiction with a touch of romance.  I'd like to get published but am not exactly sure where to start.  What are the pros and cons of agents, book publishers, and doing the self publishing route?  I'd like to not have a cash outlay in the beginning, but if self publishing is the best bet, I will.

I have 18 years in the military and hope I have an interesting fiction book to offer.  I'd love to hear comments from published authors- especially if you know of a good place to get this type of genre published.

Thanks,

Kathy