: Re: Can I modify and turn my published short stories into a novel? I'm writing some short stories that are all connected and are set in the same universe, because I planned to put them together

It's done all the time, Charles Stross's first two Laundry Files "novels" were in fact collections of earlier short fiction, albeit somewhat edited. The reverse is also done, this is called serialisation where large works are broken into small sections for publication in magazines.

You do need to make sure your contractual obligations are compatible with republication, in whichever direction you want to go, this is probably best done before you start your publication cycle.

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