Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27905100-20170211065004/@comment-4715955-20170221093257

Submission process:

1) Research magazines that would publish your work. i.e. If you write teen vampire comedies, and they publish gothic horror fiction, don't submit to them. Make a list of viable candidates and take note if they explicitly state what they are and are not looking for at the moment (sometimes the market gets over-saturated).

2) Find out submission guidelines for said magazine(s) and follow them to the letter. No simultaneous submissions accepted? Then don't submit that story to anyone else, or take it to another magazine. No unsolicited submissions? That means you have to approach them with a lit agent. Bottom line, don't get cute. The guidelines are there for a reason.

3) Write a personalized cover letter to send with the manuscript. Don't use a form letter. They can tell when it's a form letter. Read articles on how to write good cover letters while you're at it.

4) Keep submitting 'til you hit pay dirt.