Business suggestion...
Aug. 3rd, 2007 03:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
OK, so I've fluffed up "The Dragon's Child" and it's ready to go out...only the market I want to send it to is still closed. Hmmph!
I think that Ralan should start a side business...where you can send him your story and he'll suggest 5 good market matches for it. All for the reasonable cost of...say $5. (Somehow, I think he's going to ignore this suggestion.)
It's very difficult to 'know' all the markets. I currently have subscriptions to: Shimmer, Black Gate, Baen's Universe, Asimov's, Fantasy (actually, I think this issue might be my last)and Speculations. In addition, I have recent copies of ROF, Weird Tales, Locus....And I still don't feel like I've seen a tenth of what's out there.
OK, so if anyone knows of a good market-niche-locater out there, (who's willing to work dirt cheap) let me know!
I think that Ralan should start a side business...where you can send him your story and he'll suggest 5 good market matches for it. All for the reasonable cost of...say $5. (Somehow, I think he's going to ignore this suggestion.)
It's very difficult to 'know' all the markets. I currently have subscriptions to: Shimmer, Black Gate, Baen's Universe, Asimov's, Fantasy (actually, I think this issue might be my last)and Speculations. In addition, I have recent copies of ROF, Weird Tales, Locus....And I still don't feel like I've seen a tenth of what's out there.
OK, so if anyone knows of a good market-niche-locater out there, (who's willing to work dirt cheap) let me know!
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Date: 2007-08-04 04:30 pm (UTC)Actually, I'm not cancelling Fantasy, I just think it lapsed. In fact, I don't think I was supposed to get #5, but I did (I suspect that I may have gotten it becasue I'm a SFWA member). The next time I sell something (or get a nice BD present) I'll renew. I like Fantasy.
I've had subscriptions to F&SF and Locus before, too, but just can't afford them all right now...subscriptions are expensive.
On Duotrope, I use the response time page more than anything else, but mainly as a back up to the Black Hole.
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Date: 2007-08-04 05:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-04 07:00 pm (UTC)