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Old 07-11-2006, 10:07 AM   #1
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I have recently finished a short story. It's about 10 pages in length, 7,000 words roughly. It is a collaboration and we have been putting out quieries to magazines and newspapers trying to get a bite.

Does it really take months for queiries and such to pan out? If so, what can I do to keep encouraged? How can I utilize this waiting time!? And what resources do you have of places I could submit my work to...if any?
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Old 07-11-2006, 01:51 PM   #2
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What do you do until then?

Keep writing, of course.

Seriously, if they accept your story and want more you'll want to have some ready.
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Old 07-11-2006, 02:37 PM   #3
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Putting out queries?

Go to storypilot.com or suchlike. Find a magazine that suits your work. Send it.

Average wait is 4 months, so write something else, then send that, repeat til famous.

You don't send queries for shorts.
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ditto mike's comments... no seasoned writer sends out queries for short stories... that's only done w/ book publishers and occasionally for magazine articles...

another good venue source is www.duotrope.com
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Old 08-03-2006, 06:15 AM   #5
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It is really??
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Old 08-03-2006, 06:55 AM   #6
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No, we're greedy and want to keep all the good stuff to ourselves, so we lie a lot.
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Also, format it properly.

A story at 7,000 words when formatted to a typical submission format is more likely to be around 28 pages.
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Old 08-08-2006, 01:26 PM   #8
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No, we're greedy and want to keep all the good stuff to ourselves, so we lie a lot.
It all makes sense now.
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Old 08-08-2006, 05:26 PM   #9
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It all makes sense now.
You expect stuff to make sense? Oh dear!
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I'd rather make cents than sense.
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