From: thelastearthman@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, June 7, 2014 12:09:24 PM UTC-7, J.Pascal wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Part of the reason to chose a different route, to self-publish, is that   
   there are a limited number of professional venues,   
   >   
   > -Julie   
      
   I suspect you're looking at the situation with the perspective of someone who   
   writes novels.   
      
   The short story market is much different.   
      
   If you review the short story market by visiting Ralans and/or The Black Hole,   
   you'll see that there are well over 100 different short story markets.   
      
   Granted, some of the publishers are much less than "professional."  However,   
   the point is to get your fiction out so others can read it.   
      
   And with the advent of the World Wide Web, your SF will be read all around the   
   world.  The first fan letter I ever got was from New Zealand, for crying out   
   loud.   
      
   And back to the "professional" category.  There's lots better and easier ways   
   o make money than writing SF.   
      
   C.E. Gee   
      
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