I'm sorry if this is a question addressed many times before, but I looked and didn't see it anywhere, so I'll post it.
I've been writing some flash fiction to keep my sanity as I work at severely cutting my novels.
Now, assuming I can get my stuff revised to the point there are no criticisms of substance, and at least some readers like them, what do I do about submitting them?
I've read about high prestige short publications (although I haven't found out which mags are on it), but I was just going to go through and try to sell mine, starting with the places that pay the most. When it comes down to it, I'd sell to the site (sorry, can't remember the name off the top of my head) that pays three bucks a story if I can't sell it anywhere else. Unless this is a bad idea for some reason. Frankly, it's not the three dollars, but just getting the story out there. But I'd rather not just give it away.
And, (more assuming), I get my novels cut to where they're marketable, and (yippee) now I've got something to put on the bio line of the query, do I go ahead and list what I've sold, no matter who I sold it to? Or is there some sacred top ten list, and if you didn't sell to one of these, you might as well be talking about your border collie on the bio line.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
I've been writing some flash fiction to keep my sanity as I work at severely cutting my novels.
Now, assuming I can get my stuff revised to the point there are no criticisms of substance, and at least some readers like them, what do I do about submitting them?
I've read about high prestige short publications (although I haven't found out which mags are on it), but I was just going to go through and try to sell mine, starting with the places that pay the most. When it comes down to it, I'd sell to the site (sorry, can't remember the name off the top of my head) that pays three bucks a story if I can't sell it anywhere else. Unless this is a bad idea for some reason. Frankly, it's not the three dollars, but just getting the story out there. But I'd rather not just give it away.
And, (more assuming), I get my novels cut to where they're marketable, and (yippee) now I've got something to put on the bio line of the query, do I go ahead and list what I've sold, no matter who I sold it to? Or is there some sacred top ten list, and if you didn't sell to one of these, you might as well be talking about your border collie on the bio line.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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