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Playing the Short Game

by Douglas Smith
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Take your first step to becoming a professional short fiction writer—Buy this book!In an engaging and conversational style, award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches you how to market and sell short stories—and much, much more.Even experienced writers will find value here as Smith takes you from your first sale to using your stories to build a writing career.~~~"We short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. I'm glad Doug decided to write it. Read and reread this volume. Because you'll learn something each time you do. And take Doug's advice. It's spectacular. Don't take my word for it. Turn the page and dive in. By the time you're done, I'll wager you'll be recommending this book to your writer friends—just like I have." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Award-winning Author and Editor~~~Topics covered include:The Fundamentals: The different types of writers. The benefits of short fiction. Rights and licensing.Selling Your Stories: Knowing when it's ready. Choosing markets. Submitting stories. Avoiding mistakes. How editors select stories. Dealing with rejections. When to give up on a story.After a Sale: Contracts. Working with editors. What your first sale means. Dealing with reviews.A Writer's Magic Bakery: Selling reprints. Foreign markets. Audio markets. Selling a collection. The indie option.Becoming Established: Leveraging your stories. Discoverability and promotion. Career progression in short fiction.With an introduction by multi-award winning writer and editor, Kristine Kathryn Rusch.~~~"Douglas Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres." —Robert J. Sawyer, Award-winning authorDouglas Smith is the ideal person to write this book. His short stories have appeared in thirty countries and twenty-five languages. He's won three awards for his short fiction and has three acclaimed collections. For years, his Foreign Market List has helped writers sell their own stories all over the world.
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Publisher: Douglas Smith

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 30, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781928048237
  • Release date: September 30, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781928048237
  • File size: 281 KB
  • Release date: September 30, 2014

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Language Arts Nonfiction

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English

Take your first step to becoming a professional short fiction writer—Buy this book!In an engaging and conversational style, award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches you how to market and sell short stories—and much, much more.Even experienced writers will find value here as Smith takes you from your first sale to using your stories to build a writing career.~~~"We short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. I'm glad Doug decided to write it. Read and reread this volume. Because you'll learn something each time you do. And take Doug's advice. It's spectacular. Don't take my word for it. Turn the page and dive in. By the time you're done, I'll wager you'll be recommending this book to your writer friends—just like I have." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Award-winning Author and Editor~~~Topics covered include:The Fundamentals: The different types of writers. The benefits of short fiction. Rights and licensing.Selling Your Stories: Knowing when it's ready. Choosing markets. Submitting stories. Avoiding mistakes. How editors select stories. Dealing with rejections. When to give up on a story.After a Sale: Contracts. Working with editors. What your first sale means. Dealing with reviews.A Writer's Magic Bakery: Selling reprints. Foreign markets. Audio markets. Selling a collection. The indie option.Becoming Established: Leveraging your stories. Discoverability and promotion. Career progression in short fiction.With an introduction by multi-award winning writer and editor, Kristine Kathryn Rusch.~~~"Douglas Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres." —Robert J. Sawyer, Award-winning authorDouglas Smith is the ideal person to write this book. His short stories have appeared in thirty countries and twenty-five languages. He's won three awards for his short fiction and has three acclaimed collections. For years, his Foreign Market List has helped writers sell their own stories all over the world.
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Language Arts Nonfiction