If you are a fiction writer looking to be published by one of the major publishing companies, you should look into the site known as authonomy, run by HarperCollins. Join the community there, share your writing, and you just might become a published author.
After the success of authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyer, thousands of Americans alone seem to want to publish the next great novel or, heck, any novel they’ve been working on at all. While querying publishers and editors is often seen as the primary means of securing a book deal, there are other ways to get your work noticed, even while you’re still in the process of finishing your first draft. Aspiring writers, take note.
Harper Collins has started a site this year called Authonomy where unpublished writers (or readers) can upload their books and get exposure.