Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction

Are you a short fiction writer wondering what opportunities are open to you?

Are you a long-form fiction writer wondering if short fiction is worth the investment of your time?

Short fiction is enjoying a resurgence and provides both independently and traditionally published authors opportunities for creating income and connecting with readers.

Matty Dalrymple and Mark Leslie Lefebvre will show you where those opportunities lie and how to take advantage of them.

CREATING INCOME

Traditional Publishing Market
Anthologies & Collections
Mechanics of Indy Anthologies
Standalone e-books
e-book Collections
Serials
Foreign Language
Markets
Audio
Patron Support
Getting Unstuck

CONNECTING WITH READERS

Offering Your Story for Free
Reader Funnel
Reader Magnet
Video
Author Readings
Market Research
Flash Fiction and Micro-Fiction
Chapbooks
Bonus Material
Custom Story
Location-based Apps
When the Reader Is an Agent

BEST PRACTICES

Editing and Proofreading
Cover Design
Links and QR Codes
Being an Active Member of the Community
Create Once, Publish Everywhere

Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts and the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers. She writes, speaks, consults, and podcasts on independent publishing as The Indy Author™. Mark Leslie Lefebvre (as Mark Leslie) has authored numerous horror short stories and edited horror anthologies. He writes, speaks, consults, and podcasts on topics related to writing, publishing, and bookselling. He was the founder of Kobo Writing Life and is the Director of Business Development at Draft2Digital.