{"product_id":"playing-the-short-game-how-to-market-sell-short-fiction-2nd-edition-paperback","title":"Playing the Short Game: How to Market \u0026 Sell Short Fiction (2nd edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Kristine Kathryn Rusch, multi-award-winning author \u0026amp; editor\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake your first step to becoming a professional short fiction writer-Buy this book! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully revised and current, this second edition addresses every change in the short fiction landscape since the classic original edition came out a decade ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an engaging and conversational style, multi-award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches how to market and sell short stories-and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven experienced writers will find value here as Smith takes you from your first sale to using your stories to build a writing career. Topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fundamentals: \u003c\/em\u003e The different types of writers. The benefits of short fiction. Rights and licensing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelling Your Stories: \u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter a Sale: \u003c\/em\u003e Contracts. Working with editors. What your first sale means. Dealing with reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Writer's Magic Bakery: \u003c\/em\u003e Selling reprints. Foreign markets. Audio markets. Selling a collection. The indie option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming Established: \u003c\/em\u003e Leveraging your stories. Discoverability and promotion. Career progression in short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Doug has gone through this new volume carefully, updating every possible detail. That makes the second edition as indispensable to the short fiction writer as the first. ... Lots of writers write good books on craft. Few have the experience to write good books on the publishing business. Doug is one of those few, and this book shows it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Kristine Kathryn Rusch, multi-award-winning author and editor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Smith is the ideal person to write this book. His stories have appeared in thirty-seven countries and twenty-six languages. He has three acclaimed collections and has won five awards-three for his short fiction alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Douglas Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Robert J. Sawyer, multi-award-winning author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456329466034,"sku":"9781928048398","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/15a6f686a0c0268a919a05de8cf5b7c9.webp?v=1778867013","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/playing-the-short-game-how-to-market-sell-short-fiction-2nd-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}