Hi Lauren, Just thought we would offer a few quick tips from the She Writes editors. We know what a nerve-racking and exciting time this can be and understand the early days where you are bootstrapping. Here are a few ideas: 1) Peer edit: See if you have any qualified friends who would be willing to read and provide feedback. 2) Offer a trade: Maybe you are good at building websites and there's a new editor who needs one. Think of services you could exchange with an editor just getting started freelancing. 3) Query agents: It's true you likely won't reach a publisher on your own, so the other option is querying agents. Your draft should be clean, but they will understand that it's not perfect. We hope this helps! Good luck.