Grand Admiral Shaun DukeNov 18, 2022

Just saw a short fiction market that pays very little also demanding basically every publication right under the sun.

If I'm only expecting to get a pittance for a story, there is no way in hell I'm giving it to someone who can do whatever they want with it forever. That's nuts.

Show threadJeff XilonNov 18, 2022

@shaunduke There are some ridiculous ones out there. I also side-eye magazines that have over the top, frankly aggressive, language about how picky they are or how much they expect authors to prepare themselves for extensive editing and then pay like, a cent a word.

Sorry dudes, but if you want to get macho about "quality" you'd best be able to pay like the elite.

Show threadJeff Xilon
@shaunduke Not that there aren't some truly excellent quality publications at the 1 cent a word realm- there are! - but they aren't the ones trying to neg their authors in the submission guidelines.
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Show threadGrand Admiral Shaun DukeNov 18, 2022

@JXilon There are GREAT publications that pay a very tiny sum for stories. I've sold to some of them. While everyone wants to get the Big Bucks, I'm happy to sell something to a venue that will treat it with love and respect.

Taking every publication right under the sun for the cost of a cup of coffee is insulting.