Does story length matter?
I have a short story culled from an old draft of a novel. The story is about 6,500 words long, which is allowable under the writing guidelines of many lit magazines. However, my common sense tells me that as the length of the story goes up (after a certain point), the chances of it being accepted probably go down.
This short story is, in my opinion, worthy of being published. It is, however, an older piece of work, and is not up to the level that I'm currently working at. Not to say I've mastered the realm of fiction, but I've certainly gotten better in the last couple of years! I'm wondering if it's even worth bothering with traditional print lit magazines. I'm thinking of submitting only to online magazines, so I'm curious if anyone has an opinion as to their worthiness. Are they worth having as a writing credit? Also, do you think I should try submitting to print magazines first?
By the way, the first part of this story is posted in the literary section of Share Your Work. I haven't gotten any critiques yet (although it's only been four days), so if you have time, you could check out the piece itself and decide whether you can better imagine it on paper, or on your screen.
I have a short story culled from an old draft of a novel. The story is about 6,500 words long, which is allowable under the writing guidelines of many lit magazines. However, my common sense tells me that as the length of the story goes up (after a certain point), the chances of it being accepted probably go down.
This short story is, in my opinion, worthy of being published. It is, however, an older piece of work, and is not up to the level that I'm currently working at. Not to say I've mastered the realm of fiction, but I've certainly gotten better in the last couple of years! I'm wondering if it's even worth bothering with traditional print lit magazines. I'm thinking of submitting only to online magazines, so I'm curious if anyone has an opinion as to their worthiness. Are they worth having as a writing credit? Also, do you think I should try submitting to print magazines first?
By the way, the first part of this story is posted in the literary section of Share Your Work. I haven't gotten any critiques yet (although it's only been four days), so if you have time, you could check out the piece itself and decide whether you can better imagine it on paper, or on your screen.
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