OK, so I have a story that has received some accolades (well, one accolade); now what? Over the last several weeks, I spent some time learning about short story submissions to magazines. I am armed with enough information to be dangerous, so it is time to put myself further out there. Let's get "I Will Save You" printed!
One of the first things I discovered is that simultaneous submissions are bad. What are simultaneous submissions? I didn't know either, but they refer to the practice of submitting a story to multiple places, hoping one will accept it. Authors are expected to submit a story to each market and await a response before submitting it to another market. This can be a long journey.
To prepare for submission, I wrote my first cover letter and reformatted the story to meet the Modern Manuscript Format. I am ready to go.
I selected Clarkesworld Magazine as my first choice. I like their stories, and they have a two-day response time (typically).
That was a fun exercise, and I learned a lot. I'll let you know how it goes.
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