I spent the past several years writing a novel. I have edited the book several times, and now I feel that I have a finished product. I am not sure what to do next. I need to find out how to get a book published. Do I send a copy to a publishing company and wait to hear back from them? Do I send copies to several publishing companies and hope they will compete for my book? How do I know that someone will not steal my idea and claim to be the author of the book I worked so hard to write? I really want to get this book published, but I do not know how to go about doing this. Does anyone know how I can make my dream a reality?