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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1755264" data-attributes="member: 5171">Could you be a little more specific?  What are we talking about here?  SF?  Fantasy?  Mystery?  Literary fiction?  What lengths -- novels, short stories, what?Forget the Writer's Market for the moment.  That can eventually come in handy, but for the time being, you're better off spending no money and going to:<a href="http://www.ralan.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ralan.com/</a>You'll see markets separated into Anthology markets, Book markets, and then short story markets that either pay nothing, a little, or enough to be considered pro-level by the Science Fiction Writers of America.Also, depending on what level of writing you're at, you might consider attending a fiction-writing workshop or joining a local (or online) Writers Group.  There are some great workshops (I went to one this weekend) that are focused on how to sell your stuff in today's market -- these are not the "Oh, but does it capture the true essence?" fiction workshops some people remember from college.  Critters (no URL handy -- Google "critters online workshop", and last I checked, its URL was something like brain_of_poo, which should narrow it down a bit) is a respected online writing group, if you can't find a local one.  (And if you join a local one, make sure your goals are compatible with their goals.)Follow up, and I can offer something more detailed (like workshops that might be near you or specifically good for your needs).EDIT: Duh.  You said all that.  For short stories, Ralan is good for both SF and Literary -- although there are other places with more complete literary listings.  Make sure to read and follow their guidelines when submitting to them.  A 9,000 word sword&sorcery epic is not going to sell at Fortean Bureau no matter how good it is.For novel proposals: Do you have the novels done?  If not, write 'em.  If so, then take a look at Ralan's book lists.  Or go to your friendly local bookstore, find a few books that you think are like what you wrote, and see who published them.  Then find their website and see if they take unagented fiction submissions, and take a look at their guidelines.</blockquote>

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