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What options are there to start writing? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I write short stories and poetry. I've posted here on Lemmy a bit. I'd like to start publishing/ posting.

I'm afraid medium/ substack needs a lot of "publicity" and requires me to have social media accounts to promote it.

What other options are there? Any publications I can submit to? And are substack and medium any good?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When I was first publishing short stories, the best single piece of advice I received was to use thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com It's a repository of (most) journals and magazines that publish short stories/novellas. Definitely skews more SFF than strictly literary, but it was truly revolutionary in getting my stories to actual publications. I think it does poetry as well, but poetry was always way too difficult for me lol.

Also, if you want someone to beta read your stories just shoot me a DM and I'll be happy to provide feedback/tips :) Good luck, and don't get discouraged by rejections in the beginning!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh thats incredible thank you. I might just take you up on the offer to beta read a story! Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

No worries :) one of the better kept secrets in selling short stories for sure