Im curious: how do writers publish short stories?
First of all, sorry to tell you this but getting short stories published isn’t going to make you rich, believe me. You can sell them a couple of ways. 1) E publishing 2) contests or 3) anthologies and magazines. Or you can do what most of the kids around here do and just post them online free on sites like fan fiction sites. There are issues with all three ways. E publishing is tough because you have to figure out a way to promote them otherwise nobody goes and buys them. And you have to realize kids don’t generally have credit cards and don’t buy e books much. The same thing goes with self publishing a story. Kids don’t pay for them. Usually someone gets hold of a copy and “shares” and you make nada. Nice huh? Pass on it. Contests are good, if you can find legit ones. Check with the usual sources Preditors and Editors and Absolute Write Water Cooler’s Bewares and Background Forums. Many are scams. One I know to be legit is Glimmer Train, but they charge a 35 dollar entry fee and are i
