Don’t believe everything you read. You know, when I started sending out short stories for publication over a decade ago, I checked Poet & Writer for the best fiction publishing venues to get noticed. I got rejections from all of them and now I’m noticing the ones that’ve disappeared. Literary agents, they said, paid attention to places like Glitter Train and Tin House . The former closed and the latter now only accepts submissions from agents. So it is in the fiction publishing market. It’s best to find an editor who likes your work and stick with her. I have this spreadsheet. It lists every submission I’ve ever made. It’s really handy because sometimes you forget even the rejection letters. I look through it when I have a few days off work, to remind me of where I’ve been. Maybe it’s happened to you. You find the perfect mag on Duotrope and you craft your story just for them. Follow their specs, get a se...
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