You never get a second chance to make a first impression. I can’t remember who coined that particular aphorism. But these days, in the hugely competitive worlds of commercial and independent publishing, it’s surely a truth that is universally acknowledged, and we all know who originally wrote that.
So now, open up a piece of writing that you honestly feel is the best you can make it, and should therefore be ready for submission to literary agents and/or publishers, or uploading as an independently-published story. Before you take any of those important steps, however, there’s something else