Any good suggestions for book publishing companies?

I am writing a book called Violence Broken Dreams, not saying I'm anywhere close to finishing it, but I would like some suggestions for book publishing companies and their agents, please?Any good suggestions for book publishing companies?
There are hundreds, all with different needs, wants, and submission guidelines.



Go buy the latest edition of the Writer's Market and match up what you've written (genre, length, etc) with the publishers in that guide. It will tell you what they pay and how to submit. And when you submit, follow the instructions exactly.Any good suggestions for book publishing companies?
After you finish writing your book,

Type it in proper manuscript form (http://www.neverend.com/msformat.htm has the details on what is needed).

Edit it many, many times to make it as good as it can be. Put it in a drawer, and don't even think about it, for a month or two, then take it out and do more editing. Don't try to say "It's perfect. It does not need editing." Yes, it does.

Get it proofread by someone who knows what they are doing (do not rely just on spellcheck).



There are a tiny number of publishers who accept unsolicited manuscripts (those that don't go through a literary agent), so getting an agent is a really good idea.



Visit http://www.agentquery.com or, at the library or bookstore, look for Bowker's Literary Marketplace, Writer's Market 2011 or Jeff Herman's Guide to Literary Agents. Look for agents that handle your genre, and are looking for new clients. Read, and follow, their submission guidelines.



Those books will have something about writing a query letter, which is what you send to the agent first. It's half synopsis of your book, and half explanation as to why your book deserves to be published. You have only that one-page letter to wow the agent, so take the time to make it a good one.



Expect the whole process to take lots of time, and expect lots of rejections. When you are accepted by an agent, they will send your book to publishers, not you.



Except for postage, the entire process of getting an agent is FREE, until a publisher buys your book. That is when the agent gets their cut, usually 15%, of the money that goes to you. Run away from any agent who asks for money upfront.



Good luck!Any good suggestions for book publishing companies?
Writer's Markets, a book that is sitting on the shelves in the reference section of your local library, lists over 3,000 book publishers. You need to look through it and see which publishers handle the kind of writing you are doing.