Everything About Submitting Short Stories | cover letters, submission strategy, rejection

It's more than you ever wanted to know on this topic, because I've overthought this so now you can too! Let's have a chat about how to submit short stories to literary magazines. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Basics 6:32 - Cover letters 11:22 - Where to submit 14:41 - Rejections 16:42 - Submission strategy 20:25 - Raising your chances 23:19 - Staying confident MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tel... ☾"Solarium" in The Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-b... ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾ "Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/pr... ☾ "Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾ "Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-an... RESOURCES: →Submittable: https://manager.submittable.com/user/... →Prism International cover letter template: https://prismmagazine.ca/wp-content/u... →How to write a cover letter:   / how-to-write-a-cover-letter-for-a-literary...   →Lit Mag Love podcast: https://www.litmaglove.com/podcast/ →Reedsy contest directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-conte... →Reedsy magazine directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-maga... →Literistic: https://www.literistic.com RELATED VIDEOS: →How to Write a Short Story:    • How to Write a Short Story | Writing Tips   →Write a short story with me:    • Write a Short Story With Me! | Live Writin...   →Write a short story with me (part two):    • Write With Me #2! | Live Writing Session   →My short story process:    • Video   →How to get started with short fiction:    • Video   →All about my short story collection:    • Video   MORE WRITING TIPS:    • Writing Tips   WRITING VLOGS:    • Writing Vlogs   WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS:    • Writing & Authortube Discussions   BOOK REVIEWS:    • Recent Reads   Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!:    / @reedsy   OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr:   / shaelinwrites   Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter:   / shaelinbishop   Instagram:   / shaelinbishop   Goodreads:   / shaelin-bishop