Category Archives: business of writing

Short Fiction FAQ: Part Three

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Question: What is a possible path to breaking in to invitation-only print anthologies, if I have already sold stories to magazines? I would first find out which publishers issue the sort of anthology that’s suited to your stories, then look … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction FAQ – Part Two

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Question: Is there a market for erotic flash fiction? Will agents and editors think I can’t write novels if most of my sales are short fiction? There is not a huge paying market for flash fiction, but there are some … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction FAQ – Part One

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Establishing yourself as a writer of short fiction can pay a little money and, more importantly, establish a “track record” which can help in making valuable contacts among your fellow writers, editors, and agents. Short fiction also provides experience with … Continue reading →

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Five Ways Of Thinking About A Writers’ Conference

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Five Ways Of Thinking About A Writers’ Conference 1. Do I have enough contacts with readers and other writers? Hint: The answer to this is always no. Can I afford the time and money to attend this conference? 2. Budget … Continue reading →

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Choosing Short Fiction Markets

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today’s post is a question for you who are reading this, if you submit to short story/novella markets, or plan to, or can imagine doing so. How do you choose which market will first receive your submission? Which factor or … Continue reading →

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Lucienne Diver Guest Post – Agent And Author

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Please welcome my guest, Lucienne Diver! # The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbinsby Lucienne Diver Do you remember growing up reading the Seuss story The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins? Well, young master Cubbins has me beat, but only by … Continue reading →

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About Business Cards

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve only been involved in romance author forums for about a year and a half, but during that time, the topic of business cards seems to come up every month or so. I’m of two minds about them. First, they’re … Continue reading →

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Selling Stories to Editors

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

An interesting question came up on a newsgroup I was reading. Of course all writers write for themselves, to some extent. But what if you discover you have the gift of writing stories a particular editor likes and will buy? … Continue reading →

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Harper Lee Has a Backlist of One

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Whenever I begin to worry too much about goals, and success, and output, and all that, I remind myself: Harper Lee. Harper Lee wrote a novel. It was her first novel. She was past thirty years old when To Kill … Continue reading →

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The Desire to Publish

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

What makes people want to have their fiction published? I’ve thought about this often: how some people burn for publication and others don’t; how for some, feedback from readers is a requirement, while for others simpy to write is enough; … Continue reading →

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