How To Make Money Writing Short Fiction With Douglas Smith

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Short stories are creatively satisfying, but they can also bring multiple streams of income through different intellectual property licensing options. In today's show, award-winning short story writer, Douglas Smith, explains how you can make money writing short fiction.

Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning Canadian author of novels, short stories, and nonfiction, described by Library Journal as one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction. He's also the author of Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction.

Show Notes

The differences between short stories, novellas, novelettes and novels
How to know the ‘size' of an idea – whether it's a novel or a shorter piece
Finding good markets for short fiction
Submitting short fiction vs. publishing it indie
How to track submissions and why it's so important
Has the magazine market been disrupted the way the book industry has?
On rights, including language and territory
The audio market for short fiction

You can find Douglas Smith at SmithWriter.com and on Twitter @smithwritr