Cast of Wonders is a young adult
short fiction market, open to stories up to 6,000 words in length.
Cast of Wonders is a qualified SFWA
Short Fiction market as of January 1, 2016.
The short fiction market is booming and short fiction should just be a part of any business plan for a fiction writer.
Anne Clarke, Editorial Director, Orbit (UK) said: «The digital
short fiction market is clearly gaining momentum, and I'm delighted that we'll now be able to make our authors» stories available internationally.
Kris also sells all the time to major
short fiction markets.
A sale to a good market also helps you advertise your other work and most
short fiction markets return rights within a year.
Not exact matches
Topics covered include: Exploring the genre of science
fiction; scripting and performing a
short play; and designing and
marketing a «new world» and «housebot».
In terms of trad pub vs indie — most trad publishers don't want to publish collections of
short fiction by unknowns, but you can submit to magazines and anthologies as well as self - publishing collections or using them for
marketing.
We Need Diverse Books
Short Story Contest is open to emerging diverse writers from all diverse backgrounds (including, but not limited to, LGBTQIA, people of colour, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural and religious minorities) who have not been published in a traditional print
fiction book format, including self - published, independents, small and medium publishing houses, in all genres whether for the children's or adult
market.
as far as breaking up a book into
shorter books, any suggestions for how to do it &
market it with a longer literary
fiction book?
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Fiction (Illustrations award) Children's — Picture Book — Non-
Fiction Children's — Picture Book — Non-
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Fiction (Illustrations award) Children's — Non-
Fiction Children's — Non-
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Fiction Non-
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Fiction Regional — Non-
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Fiction Religious — Non-
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Fiction Young Adult (12 - 18) Non-
Fiction
There are a few sessions dedicated to
fiction, including «Writing
Short Stories for Love (and Occasionally Money),» and there's lots you can learn in the panels on book
marketing that you can apply to
fiction, but don't expect a
fiction - centric event.
Teresa has helped over 150 clients write and publish
fiction and nonfiction books,
short stories, essays, and articles; launch websites and blogs; complete synopses and book proposals; acquire literary agents; self - publish their books; and brainstorm creative
marketing plans to promote their projects.
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I'm very encouraged by # 5 — I love to write poetry, flash
fiction,
short stories; and it's nice to see there's a
market for that kind of writing now.
Remember, unless you are scary creative in
marketing,
short fiction does not sell well indie.
iPulpFiction.com wants to reinvigorate the genre
short story
market and inspire new generations of writers by taking pulp
fiction to the mobile generation — to be hidden among digital textbooks on their iPads or on smart phones tucked in their hip pockets.
A
short story can be distributed as easily and at roughly the same cost as a novel, so suddenly there was a
market for
short fiction again.
We will publish your
fiction, novel or
short story in E-book and paperback format completely free of charge, with no fees at any point — we earn our interest by
marketing your book worldwide.
Pulp
fiction was where authors started out because it paid less than «traditional»
markets (they were mostly
short stories), but with indie novels, I think (some) authors are making more money than comparable traditional publishing contracts (and I see some trad - pub authors supplementing their income with self - pub, which is also similar to some of the pulp
fiction writers of the past).
I'll explain why I believe that Kindle Unlimited doesn't actually favor
short fiction, while at the same time showing that it is possible to
market short stories.
And due to the rise in e-books and e-magazines, length is no longer an issue for publication, so there's a growing
market for
short fiction.
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Authors and publishers have discovered that there is a
market for
short fiction, and they've responded with a way to make
short fiction marketable.
This ongoing series of essays on the craft of writing will include all topics related to writing
fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an
fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block
Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics
Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre
Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an
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According to David Coe of «Science
Fiction and Fantasy Novelists,» the earnings from publishing an e-book version of a
short story are similar to those from a traditional
market.
There are flash
fiction and
short story
markets that might be exactly your niche.
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While sifting through recent tweets, I came across the link to an interview with author Joanna Penn by Evolve Journal about finding a
market for
short fiction using Twitter.
The honourable mentions are random capitalized terms, acronyms /
short forms with no description (w.r.t.), statements of work that are replete with the vendor's
marketing blather (i.e., «we are a group of highly skilled professionals who pride ourselves in successfully delivering complex projects with multiple technologies») and SOWs that reference past dates (I like science
fiction as much as anyone else, but time travel is still not an accepted practice).