What is the best way to publish short stories?

The Traditional Route

1. The best option you have is to send your story to literary journals. There are tons of them out there.
2. Through websites like Submittable, you can upload your story to these publications.
3. Authors like Bukowski and Stephen King started out their careers with short stories published in magazines.

Can you self-publish a short story?

You can self-publish a short story in two ways: by printing it on-demand or publishing an ebook. Once you’ve done that and the order has been finalized, your short story will be printed on demand. For ebook publishing, there are a number of different ebook publishing platforms available to you.

Why you should never self-publish?

Self-publishing doesn’t have the best reputation in the world of books, and neither do the self-published authors. Some avid readers tend to not take self-published authors as seriously as they would a traditionally published author. This means the quality of your novel is up there with the best-selling authors.

Should you self-publish or traditional publish?

If you want to get your book to market as fast as possible, self-publish your book. If you desire to have the greatest possibility of reaching the most readers, seek traditional publishing. If you demand creative control over every aspect of your book, self-publish.

How hard is it to publish a short story?

Getting a short story published is surprisingly not that difficult—as long as you have a good story and put some effort into your submission process. Even mediocre stories have a decent chance of getting published with the right submission strategy.

Is it worth publishing a short story on Amazon?

Longer books sell better on Amazon, but short reads sell too, and earn more per page. So you could focus on writing short books, write them much faster than long books, and still make money.

Can I publish short stories on Amazon?

Can you self-publish short stories on Amazon KDP? Yes, you can. There are many sites online where you can publish your short stories for free. Before you jump in though, you need to make sure that your short story ebook complies with the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) guidelines.