RE: You cannot create something that you can’t envision.
I'm working on novel too, and also book of short stories..... though I must admit I have never actually published anything. I definitely know what it feels like though to write, write, and rewrite only to feel that you're getting ever farther from the end.
I'd be interested in reading that short story anthology. Being included next to the Great Master Stephen King is an incredible honor but having read your last story I know that it is well deserved.
My father also had a studio in which he and I played video games when I was a young child though it wasn't very often. I tend to really enjoy books about video games. I really liked Ready Player One I'm not sure if your novel will be along a similar line, although I'm quite certain that it will include some psychological aspects..... possibly being a character study of sorts.
I have a friend that's been working on his novel for about 5 years but it is still not published. I'm honestly starting to doubt that he will ever publish it, because he can never seem to be satisfied.
I do think you've got an interesting premise here. I'll be keeping my eyes open for the Edgar Allan Poe Simulator.
Have you any finished stories? I'd encourage you to at least start sending them out to publications.
I think it will be a little less nostalgic than Ready Player One, and more future facing. I am really interested in augmented reality.
Here's the anthology, it's called You Human: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999575457
I have a ton of finished stories. Most of them have been published here on Steemit so they need a bit of editing since they are in "speed voice". Most of my stories are a few pages long, some are only one page. Do you mean like The New Yorker and The Atlantic or something like that? How do you know that they won't steal your work? I'm planning to publish under a pen name.
The anthology is kind of expensive since it doesn't have an e-book version available but I'll probably try to check it out pretty soon.
Augmented reality is definitely a cool concept. I look forward to your future posts.
The chances of that happening are extremely rare and serve no benefit to the publisher. I'd suggest looking on Duotrope or google "short story markets" or similar to find anthologies. Steemit is good for making money but it's a lot easier to find connections in the traditional publishing world for greater opportunities.
And I can send you my story in that anthology for free if you give me your email address and agree to not distribute it to anyone else. If you want.
Okay then I'm going to check out a few different magazines that accept submissions.
I'd love to read your story. You can send it to [email protected]. That's a secondary account that I don't use much but I'll make sure to check it.
I won't distribute it to anyone else.
I appreciate all of your advice and I look forward to your next post.
Also, never submit to any anthology that has a reading fee. Money should flow toward you. Not the other way around. Anyone who asks for money to publish your work is a scam.
But we can have "augmented reality" already - just need to switch on those "extra sensory" parts of our mind already there.
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