Comments on: Two Free Fiction Submission Sites You Don’t Want to Miss

By: Monica Valentinelli

Monica Valentinelli — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:12:32 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out Red Cedar. I typically do link, but sometimes I overlook it. I fixed the link in the post, per your recommendation.

By: Red Cedar

Red Cedar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:06:15 +0000

A small blogging tip: when you reference a previous post, please link to it. I would like to know what you are referring to in the first line “the cost of writing” but can not figure out which article you are referring to. Since I “stumbled” on this post, I don’t have a relationship with your site enough to know whether this topic was discussed a month ago or a week ago.

Otherwise – interesting blog and topics. Thanks for putting the info out there! Cheers.

By: Terry Finley

Terry Finley — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:49:24 +0000

Thanks for this information.

By: Monica Valentinelli

Monica Valentinelli — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:15:44 +0000

Nicky B: Thanks for adding your thoughts about those two resources. I’ve heard of Helium but haven’t tried it yet. Triond sounds pretty interesting, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your tips.

Matt: Good to hear that Duotrope is usable for you; sometimes I prefer to browse through the listings because I’m not 100% sure what I’m looking for. You’ve reminded me just how much usability is important for these sites, too.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:56:00 +0000

I’m a bigger fan of Duotrope than Ralan, because of the search features. Its easier to narrow down the categories markets fall into, rather than look through everything.

Ralan has advantages too, as it seems to be geared more toward spec fic, where Duotrope covers everything.

By: Nicki B.

Nicki B. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:47:57 +0000

There are a couple more sites that you can also submit your stories (and other writings) to. I've tried out Helium, which highly categorizes your content into very specified categories. The downfall is that because of this, plus the layout, the site is not so easy to navigate around. The other place I've tried out is Triond, where I've had more success (in regards to both recognition and earnings, although the earnings for creative writing are a bit lower). The site is easy to use and Triond has some sort of system where they will go over your writing to double-check that it looks good before publishing (but it takes no more than a day to be published, whereas Helium can take up to a couple of days). Neither are services that you need to pay for, so these may also be worthy of checking out.