Literature doesn't work this way... It's hard to get your first book published because you are unknown in the literary circles. One has to start with introduc

Literature doesn't work this way... It's hard to get your first book published because you are unknown in the literary circles. One has to start with introducing themselves in literary journals (or even blogs), publishing short stories, reviews, essays, etc. Probably none of the acclaimed authors started out with a big novel. Then, publishing with a known editor is easier, and has many positives: their name alone helps increase the amount of potential readers.