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Is it viable to self-publish your short fiction?
Alexander Chee is a well-regarded literary author who posted recently about the importance of submitting your stories to literary journals. He wrote:
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Why Teach?
During my twenties, my friends would circle constantly circle around the same topic.
Dec 9
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Some people are bad writers, and they should be discouraged
There was once a very famous workshop that was taught by a very famous writer.
Dec 4
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A literary tradition that I've learned to respect
When I was younger, I loved science-fiction short stories.
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November 2025
Will it last?
I belong to a real book club that really exists in real life.
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How to write a short story
My opinion is that a short story should start right away with some kind of desire. Right away, from the very first line. There’s no need to be coy.
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The Literary Reputation Poll
Anglo-American edition
Nov 11
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The middle-aged millennial
One day Rajiv woke up and realized that he was in a Cheever story!
Nov 6
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America's most influential fiction journal
I have written about many fiction journals over the last few months.
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October 2025
A clarification for my haters
In the comments for my last post, someone asked, “If your country is so fascist, why aren’t you in a concentration camp?”
Oct 30
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The greatest 20th century fiction writer
Ernest Hemingway was the most important and influential 20th-century American fiction writer.
Oct 28
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Confessions of a YA writer
For the first ten years of my professional career, I was primarily a writer of young adult novels.
Oct 25
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