tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696869883367292219.post4934497146480184978..comments2021-08-07T09:59:43.134-07:00Comments on Central Oregon Writers Guild: Author Beth Groundwater Visits with COWG MembersCentral Oregon Writers Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02426781509663734748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696869883367292219.post-54687364227794270752009-06-30T12:12:56.458-07:002009-06-30T12:12:56.458-07:00I'm working on the submit submit submit bit. M...I'm working on the submit submit submit bit. Many thanks for the great links.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696869883367292219.post-84875072189246186232009-06-30T09:46:08.993-07:002009-06-30T09:46:08.993-07:00Beth, thank you for your comment, your great advic...Beth, thank you for your comment, your great advice and links to the websites. I greatly appreciated the time you spent with us! As a former "Coloradoan" (grew up near Denver), I am looking forward to reading your wonderful books set in very familiar and meaningful (to me) places. <br /><br />Best,<br />Anita LanningCentral Oregon Writers Guildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426781509663734748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696869883367292219.post-88071938462585887022009-06-29T10:06:38.108-07:002009-06-29T10:06:38.108-07:00I really enjoyed meeting with your creative and in...I really enjoyed meeting with your creative and industrious group, and I hope to hear about some short story sales from you soon!<br /><br />Here are the websites I listed, for searching for short story markets:<br />http://www.duotrope.com/index.aspx<br />http://www.shortmystery.net/markets.html<br />http://www.ralan.com/<br /><br />For those of you who missed my talk, here's a couple of pieces of advice I shared;<br /><br />Make sure you have had a critique group review your story and that you have given it a thorough edit at least six times, examining every word choice and every sentence to see if it is the best possible way to say something and looking at the overall plot and characterization. Then, start submitting to the ezines that don’t pay or pay very little, say $5 - $20 per story to build up publishing credits. Flash fiction ezines are a good place for this. Once you have 2-3 small ezine credits, stop giving away your writing (or only give away reprint rights) and focus on paying markets.<br /><br />Avoid short story contests with high entry or reading fees. These are just scams to make money off of aspiring authors. If prizes are given, the prize money should equal at least half of the total expected entry fees and the fees should be modest. Better is to enter contests for more prestigious anthologies produced by writing organizations that are judged and edited. These usually have no or small fees and you are "paid" in copies, but they have a lot more prestige and weight with editors & agents.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.com