Most of the people actually want to quit their day job and to do any other short term job. Many just wishes to open their laptop and write a novel for making. So rather than inspiring the novelists be wise and if you got skills then write yours.

According to the 2014 Digital Book World and Writers Digest author survey, the average writer earns £500 a year.

But that also doesn’t mean that there is no money in writing stories. We have already showed you how to make money, but you have to make money by submitting short stories to magazines.

In fact, there is also contests that pay up to £2,000 if they win the competition for the best short story.

Where Do I Start With my Story-Writing?

Magazines are the best opportunity to find a favorite publisher for your short story.

Magazines are always falling apart due to the internet, so the competition is always fierce.

Obviously, publishing literature is always competitive, but submitting a short story to print or online journalism is still one of the best entry points.

If you want to make money from your stories, fighting against contradictions is something you should use regardless.

For this reason we must point out that you should not write short stories for money. There are many easy ways to make money (see our monetization section!) If your heart is not in it, it will show in your writing.

You should be interested in writing that the fee will be a good bonus (more than necessary) to get the opportunity to get anywhere.

Places Where You Can Sell your Stories

Thanks to those who love writing, there are plenty of magazines that accept submissions and run contests.

Check out Book Trust’s Magazine Breakdown for regular short story contests and this site.

There are a lot of short story opportunities in women’s magazines. Magazines such as My Weekly, The People’s Friend and Women’s Weekly all accept submissions. If you are a reader, you have a good idea of ​​what they expect.

Don’t worry if you don’t think audiences of women’s magazines will appreciate your fiction, because there are so many other genres filling out so many magazines.

Many on the list complete a variety of stories, while others specialize in:

Crime wave focuses on crime (you might have guessed!)

And Albedo One focuses on science fiction and horror.

 

How Do I Write a Story that Gives Loads of Money?

If you want to make money for your stories, you need to be a talented writer with a good understanding of story structure and character.

If you don’t know how good you are at writing, it’s hard to get honest feedback. Friends, family or a lover will definitely tell you that you are the next Stephen King, so try to get advice. Register at the Writers’ Forum and get some help and feedback on your work.

There are many good writers’ forums, but get started by looking at writingforums.org or the author’s digest forum.

If you still do not have enough, there is a lot of information online that authors like Digest.com and Creative Writing can provide a good foundation for improving your writing.

If you are really serious, you can take the writing course

Maybe you have to pay for a good one. Still, if this is a hobby and you can afford it, why not?

There are many writing courses, and finding the right one for you can be a matter of looking for your luxury.

Remember to do thorough research before handing over any money. Writers Academy is a good place to start because you can do online courses with top teachers, bestsellers and established teachers – however you will find yourself paying a few hundred pounds.

Tips from Experts

If you are very confident that you can write, there are things you can do to increase your chances of publishing and make some money.

Write in a way that is convenient for you. If you usually write fantasy, you may struggle to write a love story. Choose magazines to submit to that play to your strengths.

But compromise. All you need to do is to write for familiar genres and if you want to make money you have to be flexible in attracting a specific readership. Then, you can even apply for more than one major magazine. In addition, there will be a lot of guidelines for you to follow, including

Stick to the guidelines. Be sure to follow the instructions provided by the site for the letter. A contest that allows a maximum of 2,000 words has no chance of being published faster than submitting a 4,000 word story. Some guidelines specify what should not be in the story (e.g. explicit sexual scenes), while others go so far as to indicate who the main character is (for example, a women’s magazine may want a female character to be associated with their readers).

Do your research. Decide which magazine you are going to submit to and read it regularly. Look at what kind of stories they usually publish, and if there is anything between them, be it genre, tone or style, it would be wise for you to do this (I know this will crush your creative and original mind, but, as mentioned above, you have to compromise to make money Save the masterpiece that transcends your genre when you have a little more installed!). Make sure you know about the readers from the articles and advertisements of the magazine because they are the ones you have to write!

If you follow those steps, you increase your chances of being released.

 

How Much Can I Make With My Story-Writing?

Each newspaper offers different fees for submissions.

Usually £ 500 or more per short story.

Other magazines will not pay (they may offer recognition and a subscription to their magazine if you think it is worth it).

Some magazines pay you for a word

For example, Fiction Table Magazine pays £ 20 for every 1,000 words (as well as a £ 100 bonus for each magazine’s best story). While this may not seem like a huge amount, if you get any money to write fiction, you are doing something right.

The Famous Writers Forum offers up to £ 300 for stories published in their monthly short story competitions.

Stories have a maximum of 3,000 words, so you get about £ 100 for 1,000 words, which is not bad! Note the entrance fee, which will be -11 3-11.

Matches tend to offer more volume

For example, the Teasing Beggar Short Story Prize offers £2,000 for their top prize.

Listed and long-listed teachers receive 150 and 50 respectively.

One good thing about submitting to magazines is that you very rarely have to give up copyright, so you are usually free to resell any published stories to magazines in other countries. Imagine how much better it would be to make money multiple times from the same story!