Some of the writing and publishing associations try to point newcomers in the right direction. Science Fiction Writers of America/Writer Beware (https://www.sfw

Some of the writing and publishing associations try to point newcomers in the right direction. Science Fiction Writers of America/Writer Beware (https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/ https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/), Romance Writers of America (https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=2101 https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=2101), the Alliance of Independent Authors (https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/ https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/) and the Independent Book Publishers Association (http://articles.ibpa-online.org; http://articles.ibpa-online.org; disclosure: I'm on the IBPA board) have lots of free information on their website concerning best practices and pitfalls.