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Any room for short stories?

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AnnaRenae86

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Hey yall. I'm writing a sort of short story. I'm hoping to be able to put it in a sort of magazine or have it published in a short stories collection. It's a science fiction story..but where do I start? :confused:
 
AnnaRenae86 said:
Hey yall. I'm writing a sort of short story. I'm hoping to be able to put it in a sort of magazine or have it published in a short stories collection.
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Research your market. Buy the publications and find out what stories they publish - over a few publications you can guage the editor's tastes and direct your energy to pleasing them while still pleasing yourself.

but where do I start? :confused:
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Grab a pen, grab some paper,.....write!
 
AnnaRenae86 said:
I use a monitor and keyboard.
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That can be a problem; it's too tempting to delete a sentence and think about how it should read when you can simply score it out and continue rapidly with the pen.
 
Stewart said:
That can be a problem; it's too tempting to delete a sentence and think about how it should read when you can simply score it out and continue rapidly with the pen.
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to each his own, I think. Your "problem" is my godsend! :)

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I repeat - every dead horse deserves a good beating!

I think magazines are a great place to start. I am learning, as someone said earlier, that you definitely need to target your work to the intended publication. I have many rejects simply because my work didn't appeal to the target audience of the mag.

good luck!
 
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