"An incredibly well-organized book with everything you need to know about making the most of short fiction. Recommended!"
—Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn
"I believe that career authors should be open to all of the opportunities available to them within both independent publishing and traditional publishing. I'm so impressed by Dalrymple and Lefebvre's comprehensive and authoritative list of short fiction options that writers can exploit. If you are serious about upping your short fiction game, then this is the book for you."
— J. Thorn, TheAuthorLife.com
"A fantastically informative short book for writers of all levels. An absolute must read for any author of short fiction wanting to make the best use of their stories. Whether that’s increasing readers, sales or assets. Highly recommended for new authors or seasoned pros alike."
—Sacha Black, The Rebel Author Podcast
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An excellent companion resource to Taking the Short Tack is Douglas Smith's Playing the Short Game: How to Market and Sell Short Fiction, which delves into the details of traditional publishing with special emphasis on legal considerations to ensure you retain as many rights as possible to your work. For a list of other resources referenced in Taking the Short Tack, see the Resources Summary below. |
From my appearance on Joanna Penn's The Creative Penn Podcast: "Writing short fiction can be useful for licensing and self-publishing income, or using them to grow your list and connect with readers. There are many more opportunities for shorts in the digital world and in today's interview, Matty Dalrymple gives plenty of ideas that you can use in your author business." (Interview starts at 29:50)
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Check out my conversation with the charming Sacha Black on The Rebel Author Podcast about how you can use short fiction to create income and connect with readers. |
I was beyond thrilled to have an article in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Writer's Digest: "Taking the Short Tack With Short Fiction - Creator of The Indy Author Podcast, Matty Dalrymple, encourages both traditionally published and self-published authors to consider short fiction as a way to explore new writing ideas, build an audience, and meaningfully connect with other writers."
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Download this Short Fiction Submission Tracker to track of your submissions to the traditional publishing market.
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This document summarizes the resources referenced in Taking the Short Tack.
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2020 07 27 Main Line/Wilmington-Chadds Ford Writers' Groups: Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction
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2020 05 28 Chester County Library: Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction
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2020 05 19 Brandywine Valley Writers Group: Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction
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