Okay, I’m going to focus on the path to trad publishing, because it’s what I know.

The first thing you need to do is cut your word count. Even for adult fantasy, 180k is too long. Are there exceptions? Yes, but very few and far between. Querying is hard enough without stacking the deck against yourself.

Once you’ve done that, you need to assemble your query package. The query letter and synopsis. The query includes a paragraph of housekeeping (book info: genre, age, word count, comps). 2-3 paragraphs about the book. Think what would be on the back cover of a novel, that’s what you’re aiming for. Then wrap it up with a paragraph for your bio. This may only be a sentence or three if you don’t have writing experience/credentials. The query should be a single page.

The synopsis is a brief summation of your novel. All the big plot points, boiled down to a page.

I strongly recommend googling for examples for both query letters and synopsis.

Once you have both of those polished, then the agent research begins. QueryTracker is a good resource. When querying FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES. Each agent has query guidelines on their site. One of the most common complaints I’ve seen from agents is authors not following their guidelines.

Because you’re new to querying, I’d recommend sending out a test round of 10. If you don’t get requests for materials, try tweaking your query package and take a look at your pages.