Douglas Smith
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
a discussion on another publishing option for your backlist of short fiction
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
independently publishing your stories yourself
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
I finish off the discussion I began in part 29 on some of the paths a writer might choose to take for their short fiction career, this week focusing on publishing a collection of your short fiction.
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Making your first professional sale does not improve your probability of making your next one. Now and throughout your writing career (assuming you intend to have a writing career), you will always face the same challenge: to write the best stories you can and to keep them in front of professional markets until they sell.
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Cool Stuff That Might Happen (or Not): Awards, Best of Anthologies, Movies
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Bonjour / Hola / Ciao: Selling foreign language rights (conclusion)
In parts 25 and 26, I began another mini-series on your options for re-selling your...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Bonjour / Hola / Ciao: Selling foreign language rights
Last week, I began another mini-series, this one on your options for re-selling your stories after...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
A Writer’s Magic Bakery: Selling your stories again (and again, and again...)
Welcome back to my series on marketing and selling short fiction. Last week,...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Let the Band Ring Out and the Banners Fly: To promote or not to promote
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
They Said WHAT?!?: Dealing with reviews
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
But, But, But...You Bought My Last Story: What Your First Sale Really Means
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
I Love Your Story. Now Change It: Working with an editor (conclusion)
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
I Love Your Story. Now Change It: Working with an editor
Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction....
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (continued)
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (continued)
Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (Part 1)
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THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD – A Novel...
THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD
An urban fantasy novel
by Douglas Smith
(Estimated release date: Summer 2013)
Set in modern day Northern Canada, THE WOLF...
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Drawing the Line: When to stop submitting a story
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Oh God, They Hate Me: Dealing with rejections
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Behind the Curtain: How an editor chooses (or rejects) a story
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
The Numbers Game: What to do after you've submitted a story
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
The No-No's: What NOT to do when submitting fiction
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Dear Editor...: How to submit short fiction (conclusion)
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Dear Editor...: How to submit short fiction
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Markets, Markets Everywhere: How to select the right market
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Where Do I Look?: How to find short fiction markets
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Where to First?: How to choose short fiction markets
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
But How Do I Know It's Ready?: Dealing with submission fear and arrogance
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Why You Never "Sell" a Story: Understanding rights and licensing (conclusion)
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Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part...
Why You Never "Sell" a Story: Understanding rights and licensing
Welcome back. This is the fourth in my weekly series of posts on how to...