'For success, avoid short stories': discuss

[Marc Joan]

Actually, here's a great summary of reasons to write short stories - suddenly I'm not feeling so gloomy about possibly wasted efforts...
http://www.sfwa.org/2015/02/ten-reasons-write-short-stories-even-though-pay-peanuts/

 

[Jason Byrne]

NICE.

 

[James Marinero]

On the other hand, turn a short story into a larger work http://selfpublishing.solutions/TechniqueToDevelopShortStory3

 

[Marc Joan]

On the other hand, turn a short story into a larger work http://selfpublishing.solutions/TechniqueToDevelopShortStory3

Yes - very useful pointers. Thanks.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Those Reader's Digest condensed novels, were my first read of 'Jaws.' Interesting reading it there, and then, years later Peter Benchley's full version. I think there was something to be said in favour of the condensed novel. Nothing valuable was lost.

 

[Kitty]

And I've just had a short story accepted by these lovely guys for their 50th issue

http://www.jupitersf.co.uk/index.htm

 

[Jennifer Stone]

And I've just had a short story accepted by these lovely guys for their 50th issue

http://www.jupitersf.co.uk/index.htm

Congratulations Kitty!

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Bravo

 

[Karen Gray]

And I've just had a short story accepted by these lovely guys for their 50th issue

http://www.jupitersf.co.uk/index.htm

Well done you!!!!

 

[Stephen Drake]

And I've just had a short story accepted by these lovely guys for their 50th issue

http://www.jupitersf.co.uk/index.htm

Congrats, @Kitty!!

 

[David Steele]

Strike one for the good guys!
Great news, @Kitty

 

[James Marinero]

Great news @kitty!

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Congrats, @Kitty!

 

[Kitty]

Thanks guys.