So for the past few months, I've been furiously writing out a short story. So far it's about 24 pages, and will probably be around 32-33 by the end. When I'm done writing and editing it, I'm wondering if I should print the final product. I wouldn't sell the printed copies, instead I'd print the for the purpose of giving out to my friends and people that I've used as beta readers, but while thinking about that, I realized that I may have the opportunity to get my story published. I think that my best chance at publication would be in a literary magazine given the length of the story, but I'm not sure if publishers will actually go out of their way to publish a short story if they think it's good enough. I've been doing research, and found that there are websites where you can submit a story to try and get it published, and you'll hear feedback for it within two weeks. There's also the option of entering a writing contest since those always seem to pop up around November. I haven't taken creative writing since 9th grade, and I haven't wanted to write anything outside of school since then. I'm not sure where the urge for me to tell stories again came from honestly--maybe the fact that I'm not getting graded on writing a short story is why I'm able to put so much work into writing it. I spend 2-4 hours on a daily basis trying to write through walls no matter how bad I'm feeling, and it's one of the few things that helps to cheer me up, especially when I send an update to one of my beta readers/friends to hear their feedback.
Summary: I want to get published but I'm not sure what kind of steps I should take in order to undergo this process. I'm considering going to a publishing website, entering a writing contest, or attempting to have my work published in an anthology of short stories. Research: http://www.writersdigest.com/uncategorized/how-to-get-a-short-story-published-like-a-pro http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/how-where-to-get-a-short-story-published https://thewritelife.com/where-to-submit-short-stories/
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Compared to last year, working in a small group has been a lot easier. This is partially because I'm not the production manager and can focus on what I know I'm good at and not what other people think I'm good at, but also because my group members are a lot easier to work and communicate with this time around. One of the biggest challenges for being the narrative lead is having to constantly ask your other team members what you should put on the written documents, especially if the game you're writing documents for is their idea. This challenge is alleviated somewhat by having responsive team members that know what they want in their game. This makes my job a lot easier since I don't have to guess and assume and try and come up with things on the spot. My only concern doesn't even come from my narrative role, but rather my audio role. I'm concerned that I may not have enough time to find or create audio assets and at the same time put them in the game. I guess that would just depend on how fast we're able to get to the coding stage.
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