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Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



Gonna be a busy month, so I'm shooting for 5k non-Dome words by the end of July, but I am also going to submit at least 5 stories for publication (with proof posted itt). :toxx:

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Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



Almost forgot about this!

Words: (~3.5k are Dome stuff, which I'm not counting)



Submissions:

Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



I think the general consensus for short fiction is "you don't."

Basically, send it out to Clarkesworld / BCS / anyone else who will take a story that fits the length / genre you've got and pays at a pro rate. If nobody bites, then decide whether or not you want to try semi-pro markets, which basically equates to beer money.

You can try self-pubbing, but I've never heard of individual stories getting any traction. Collections are hard enough to move as it is, especially by a single author.

Basically, the outlook is pretty grim for making money off of short fiction beyond "hey I can order a pizza tonight I guess" unless you are Jhumpa Lahiri.

Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



sebmojo posted:

Coming right up, along with sad toxxy pms

RIP to the fallen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SiylvmFI_8

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