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Hello all,
I've been getting back in the short story game this year. I have about seven stories (some flash, some short) that I've been submitting for the past few months. I haven't sold any yet, but I've been aiming high at challenging/prestigious pro markets first, so I'm not panicking about not selling, but...
I love what I've written, but I'm self-aware that my stories are pretty experimental, usually involving some sort of prose gimmick or the stories are about some mundane situation happening in extreme circumstances (like: an alien spacecraft has been hovering over London for a month, but the MC in Nebraska still has to go to work and pay her mortgage--I didn't actually write this, but now I think I just had a new idea, LOL). These are passion projects for me. I write what I like to read. But if I wanted to try to write some more traditional stories that the market would be more interested in, what are some tips, resources, examples I should be looking at?
I've been getting back in the short story game this year. I have about seven stories (some flash, some short) that I've been submitting for the past few months. I haven't sold any yet, but I've been aiming high at challenging/prestigious pro markets first, so I'm not panicking about not selling, but...
I love what I've written, but I'm self-aware that my stories are pretty experimental, usually involving some sort of prose gimmick or the stories are about some mundane situation happening in extreme circumstances (like: an alien spacecraft has been hovering over London for a month, but the MC in Nebraska still has to go to work and pay her mortgage--I didn't actually write this, but now I think I just had a new idea, LOL). These are passion projects for me. I write what I like to read. But if I wanted to try to write some more traditional stories that the market would be more interested in, what are some tips, resources, examples I should be looking at?