The Submission Grinder

I’m grinding again today.

Those of us who write short stories generally follow Heinlein’s fifth rule of writing: send it out and keep sending it out until it sells. For lesser talents than Heinlein, that can take a while but never give up. I sold a story ten years after I wrote it. One editor’s meat is another editor’s poison.

There are various websites that give market information and allow you to track submissions but my favourite is The Submission Grinder, mostly because it’s free, though you can make a donation and I have once or twice.

I used to used Duotrope before they started charging. I even tried them after they started charging but found little difference for my SF and Fantasy purposes between them and the Grinder, though Duotrope may be better for other things.

So hurray for The Submission Grinder. May it live long and prosper.