Publishing
Occasionally (very rarely), I look at some of the stuff I’ve written, think it’s not so bad, and get curious about publishing.
When I’ve spoken to someone in the past about the topic, I’ve been told to find magazines and books similar to my writing, find out who publishes them, and then find out how to submit content to those publishers. Perfect advice for 98% of the writers out there. But that’s where my advance is halted.
I’ve never seen publications of similar writings or writing style. Tonight, I tried searching around on the web and found some sites that publish surrealist writing, but they’re generally very small productions (like, posted on a web site with a tiny readership) and/or the content really doesn’t look anything like mine.
You’d think it might be easier to find stuff like mine, but surrealism is not exactly a genre; it’s more a filter on top of the genre. That is, you can have surrealist dramas or surrealist comedies. It makes it tricky to figure out where to even start.
And this is the part where I ask myself what the appeal of publication is.
Money? No. I mean, sure. Money is nice. But how much does an amateur writer make for a short story? $20? Is it having a physical copy? No, that’s never interested me. I prefer electronic copies. What’s left? I guess it’s the idea of coming across like-minded people — reading their writings, critiquing mine, learning and growing, and getting introduced to related items. Maybe I need to start digging around for surrealist book clubs or something, instead of looking for surrealist publishers. Maybe I need to start my own club. Haha.
Anyone out there have any ideas?
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