Category Archives: short fiction

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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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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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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Making Stories Stand Out

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Be Different. Be. Different. I was talking about experimentation and difference in the last post. I think my attention to difference is one of the reasons I manage to sell stories consistently. Erotica stories, by their nature, are somewhat the … Continue reading →

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