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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 18 in series) 4 days, 7 hours ago
Thanks, Fran!
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 17 in series) 5 days, 12 hours ago
Thanks for the comment. About giving up additional rights for the top markets, for me the answer is yes. As an example, Asimov’s and F&SF (I believe) both will ask for world rights, meaning non-English rights as […]
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD – A Novel by Douglas Smith (excerpt) 5 days, 21 hours ago
Felicity, thanks for the read and the comment. I’m impressed that you understood the “Gelert” reference.
Doug
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD – A Novel by Douglas Smith (excerpt) 1 week ago
Thanks, Jay, on both points.
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 18 in series) 1 week, 1 day ago
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (continued)
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 17 in series) 1 week, 4 days ago
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (Part 1)
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD – A Novel by Douglas Smith (excerpt) 1 week, 5 days ago
THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD
An urban fantasy novel
by Douglas Smith
(Estimated release date: Summer 2013)
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 16 in series 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Drawing the Line: When to stop submitting a story
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 15 in series) 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Oh God, They Hate Me: Dealing with rejections
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 14 in series) 1 month ago
Thanks, Tanya! Good luck with your writing (in any language).
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 13 in series) 1 month ago
Well, I’ll take Hemingway over Asimov any day. I’m sure that Asimov could produce a “publishable” story in one draft, but Hemingway’s stories are several light years above merely “publishable.”
Not that I’m […]
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 13 in series) 1 month ago
Thanks for dropping by. If you can wait, I deal with the question of what to do when you’ve run out of your top markets in Part 16, which will be posted two weeks today. The short answer is no, I don’t recommend […]
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 13 in series) 1 month, 1 week ago
Kenton, thanks for dropping by. A few thoughts:
First, your strategy works if the fastest markets are also your top markets. For me, they aren’t. I recommend starting with the best markets based both on pay […]
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 14 in series) 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Behind the Curtain: How an editor chooses (or rejects) a story
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 13 in series) 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Numbers Game: What to do after you’ve submitted a story
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 12 in series) 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The No-No’s: What NOT to do when submitting fiction
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 10 in series) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks, Jay. I just posted an addendum of sorts in my comment below to Susan Witts regarding how / whether contests fit into the list of target markets.
Doug
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 10 in series) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sue, great question. I would definitely include an Honorable Mention from WotF. WotF is a well-regarded contest, and many WotF winners have gone on to professional careers. Any editor would definitely count that […]
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Douglas Smith wrote a new post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 11 in series) 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Dear Editor…: How to submit short fiction (conclusion)
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Douglas Smith commented on the post, Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 10 in series) 1 month, 4 weeks ago
You’re welcome, RK. Thanks for dropping by.
Doug
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