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3 Awesome Recent Short Stories
While I thought that widespread Kindle ownership would lead to more people reading short stories I’m not sure it has. Do you, for example, (if you own a Kindle that is) read more short stories? Whether you do or not, here are three recent short stories that are simple excellent and I highly recommend. (They […]
MoreMonsters, Monsters Everywhere.
When was the last time you read something truly disturbing? Well, I have a story in an anthology out in a few days from Bloodshot Books, Not Your Average Monster 2, that I think is the creepiest thing I’ve ever written. The anthology is a collection of monster short stories, but without vampires, werewolves and ghosts. […]
More10 Stories Richard Thomas is Soooo Tired of Reading
Richard Thomas is starting a new magazine. It’s ambitious. The current state of publishing, for those of you who may not be in the trenches daily, is that most magazines pay about 1 cent per word for short stories. The good ones pay 5 to 6. Gamut, the magazine Richard Thomas is kicking up funds […]
More5 Interesting New Markets for Short Stories
Here are 5 new publishers looking for your stories. They vary in the things they are looking for and how much they pay but they all look very interesting. 1.After the Happily Ever After (AHEA) Anthology Transmundane Press are looking for more stories for their After the Happily Ever After anthology. Do you think the […]
MoreThe Magic of Short Stories
For the first post on the new setup, I give you a great quote on short stories from Michael Kelly, the man behind Shadows & Tall Trees and Best Weird Fiction anthologies. I love short stories. I love the way they whisk you away to another place. I love how compact short stories are. You […]
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