Yves Bernas asked Alex C. Telander:

Hi For a new author, what do you think about sending short stories to magazines? Is it worth the trouble? Yves

Alex C. Telander It is worth it as this is still the traditional way of an author getting their "foot in the publishing door." It does take a lot of time and diligence and in my experience, I often don't get responses back for rejections, so I just have wait a number of months, assume the story has been rejected and then submit it to another publication. There are also a number of online zines and sites that publish stories too which can have a lot quicker turn around. For the full list I recommend checking out Writer's Market. It's a little pricey though your local library might have it in stock to look at.

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