Lawrence Block did a funny and informative blog about short fiction in this new world, and the writing of some of his short stories over the years. Worth the read for those who are writing and indie publishing short fiction. And you might learn some history of publishing along the way.
http://lawrenceblock.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/whither-the-short-story/
Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more than one hundred popular novels and well over two hundred published short stories. His novels include the science fiction novel Laying the Music to Rest and the thriller The Hunted as D.W. Smith. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. He writes under many pen names and has also ghosted for a number of top bestselling writers.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books. He is now an executive editor for Fiction River.
WMG Publishing Inc. is now my major publisher of all my coming novels, collections, and short stories.
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Thanks for this link, Dean. It’s a great post. What I found fascinating is that Lawrence Block, the veteran, is also new to the new world of publishing and is learning along with the rest of us. He’s not sure either why some sell better than others, about pricing, about collections, and so on. It is great fun to be learning all this together. Also, he’s spot on about the languishing traditional short story market and the shot in the arm that electronic publishing has given the short story. We short story readers and writers can only rejoice.