'The End' when something is not the 'true' ending.

[Razor7826]

A hopefully working link to the stories.


Those were some of my earliest attempts at linear fiction. In hindsight, I should have used consistent POVs. The chapters that are either First-person or Third-person focusing on a single character seem to be the strongest.

I know there are plenty of people out there that like these types of endings, but there is no simple story code or nomenclature to denote 'Bad Endings'. Thus, it will be difficult to attract the target audience. I had hoped to write a collection of ten of these (only using one or two of those posted here) and see if any of the e-publishers were interested, but that is seeming unlikely.

[Ruby]

I had hoped to write a collection of ten of these (only using one or two of those posted here) and see if any of the e-publishers were interested, but that is seeming unlikely.

Razor,

Your writing has clearly progressed from when you created these original drafts. The stories have great potential and even a nice marketing spin - Bad Endings for Bad Girls.

There is an audience for a set of stories like that.

To make them ready for sale in an anthology:

Each story should be longer. Say 10-15 pages, each with at least one strong XXX scene for readers to enjoy.

The next versions (drafts) should not appear on the web. E-publishers really don't like to publish work that's been given away for free.

A book between 30,000 and 60,000 words with anywhere from 5 to 12 stories would do well.

You'd work with the publisher to determine, which chapter - or two depending on the size of the finished book - that you'd use to promote your masterpiece.

To your success,

Ruby

[Razor7826]

Razor,

Your writing has clearly progressed from when you created these original drafts. The stories have great potential and even a nice marketing spin - Bad Endings for Bad Girls.

There is an audience for a set of stories like that.

To make them ready for sale in an anthology:

Each story should be longer. Say 10-15 pages, each with at least one strong XXX scene for readers to enjoy.

The next versions (drafts) should not appear on the web. E-publishers really don't like to publish work that's been given away for free.

A book between 30,000 and 60,000 words with anywhere from 5 to 12 stories would do well.

You'd work with the publisher to determine, which chapter - or two depending on the size of the finished book - that you'd use to promote your masterpiece.

To your success,

Ruby

I really think I might follow this advice. My stories have generally been getting longer over the last year, with my most recent project being five parts, about 12,000 words.

"Bad Endings for Bad Girls" sounds pretty good, but the girls aren't particularly bad. Most of them fall over something they did wrong, however slight that error may be.

I think I should work on a 4,000 word sample of a potential story and use that to fish interest with publishers. Thank you very, very much for your advice, Ruby. I can tell I've come a long way in the less than two years I've been writing fiction.