I adore writing short fiction. It’s the only way I can keep several pen names going concurrently and have time to ghostwrite short fiction as well.
Recently I did a Q & A with my Pro Fiction class (sorry, it’s invitation only) on writing short stories. A couple of the students weren’t keen on short fiction. They were new to self-publishing, so couldn’t see the benefits.
Let’s look at some of them.
Short fiction helps you to develop your self-publishing venture in various easy ways, including:
- Giving you the ability to publish short stories in between publishing novels and nonfiction books to clear your mind and relax;