2. A REMINDER FROM HISTORY
“All writers in this world got their
stories rejected at one point or
another in their lifetime. Even the
authors of today’s classic had had
hard times publishing their stories,
let alone making money from their
craft. ”
3. IF YOU CAN ’T SELL, YOU ARE NOT A LOUSY
WRITER
Writers are often at the mercy of their editors. If you
write a short story and try to publish it in a literary
magazine, you are going to have a tough time
selling it. It is simply a complicated business
depending on the editor’s taste and the magazine
guidelines. Read more about the pitfalls to avoid
here
4. The Hard Option: Try Indie Publishing
Some people will tell you to try AMAZON KINDLE
PUBLISHING as a way to publish your short stories.
This a good option, however you cannot control
the sales. In other words, you have to drive people to
buy your stuff which can be a little bit daunting if you
don’t have a social media presence.
5. The Easy Option: Publish on
Hubpages
What is hubpages anyway?
Hubpages is a revenue sharing website where you can
publish articles, stories, recipes etc. and get paid
depending on the number of visitors you get each
month. The higher is the number, the better is the pay.
6. Getting paid for writing short stories is not simply
a matter of statistics. The visitors you get will interact
with you and leave constructive feedback on your
stories’ comment capsule. You can also build a
community of followers around you who share the
same interests as you do.
7. In addition, Hubpages offers adsense integration with
your pages, so you get paid if your readers click on the
ads displayed on your stories. Besides, you can
integrate AMAZON and EBAY products within your
short stories as an additional affiliate income.
8. Truth is, by publishing your short stories online you
can either try to cope with dozens of rejection slips
from different editors and get paid once in a while, or
wait for a lucky customer to buy your stories if you go
indie publishing with AMAZON and SMASHWORDS,
or just do things the smart way by concentrating on
driving traffic to your published stories on hubpages
which will prove more rewarding in the long run.
9. An example of short stories published on Hubpages
The Cost of Saving Faith ( A Science Fiction Short
Story in 6 Parts )
The Dawn of Post Humans ( A Science Fiction Short
Story in 3 Parts )
The Gods of Knowledge ( A Fantasy Short Story)