: Re: Getting short fiction published I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of what to use flash/micro fiction for. I've had several flash fiction works published, and the process was quite

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Speaking as a book publisher, I think that some parameters will be the same for short fiction as for books; it would be better to contact the magazines or whichever places you envisage submitting your work to, and asking them for their guidelines. These will tend to differ from one publisher to another.

If you look at the question from the point of view of the publisher, they aren't likely to want to spend time on random guesswork; in the case of book publishing, the bigger publishers get hundreds of submissions each week, so one needs to know what the rules are before writing anything. Magazines are likely to be in a similar position.

If you don't find a friendly editor with time to spare, then it would help to do what you've already mentioned - read magazines and collections, preferably in the genre you like, and supplement this with surfing the net for additional guidance. If an editor can see that you've made an effort before submitting stories, he's far more likely look at your work favourably. Keep in mind that typically, editors have limited time to spare, but lots of submissions to choose from.

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