: Re: When looking to get your first book published, do you turn in a mostly finished manuscript or a completely finished one? I understand this is a stupid question. I understand the answer should

You do what the submission guidelines say you should do.

ALWAYS find out what is wanted. Some publishers want a 50 page extract, some want it all. They often want their own standards for layout too, so be prepared to alter it as needed.

But, as said above. Never, ever, never, submit work that is not the very best you can produce. And I'd never submit anything which I did not have completed finished, even if I'm only sending an extract.

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