Writing short stories is different than writing novels, because you have to be much more succinct. You don't have the time to leisurely build a world, so you have to jump right in. This is not to say short stories can't be gripping - The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell are among the most gripping stories that exist. But how does one publish them.
I've won or placed in several short story contests, but those were individual submissions. Were I to write multiple short stories, how would I go about getting them into the public sphere. It feels like I would need to write a bunch more in order to justify a hefty collection that will make the monetary investment worth it for the reader. Is this something the public clamors for? Do people really buy short story collections? Do you?
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