How-To...

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So you've written a short story...maybe you've written several short stories...now what? First, are they for children? Are they for adults? Is this a memory of your first driving experience, or is this a Fairy Tale? You need to figure this out so that you know the market you'll be aiming for.

Genres

Who is your market?? Here is a list of some of the genres that short stories...well, most all writing can fall into.

Childrens: Ages up to 12

Young Adult and Teen: Ages 13-19

Science Fiction

Romance

Mystery

Humor

Slice of Life: Something that may happen in your day to day life, usually a short humor piece.

New Age: Relating, but not limited to Metaphysics, Astrology, Numerology, Horoscopes, Psychics, Meditation, etc...

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Travel

Home and Garden: Usually these relate to articles...but some magazines take short stories on the home and garden.

Sports

Women's

Camping, Hunting, etc...

This list doesn't include genres such as technical fields. You may write a short story for say a computer magazine...or public school administration, and it have a smaller market than the ones above.