I write short stories

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  colingrady1029 · Member · Feb 2, 2015 at 9:19 am

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  Can i publish my short stories, or send them out to magazines, or journals?

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  colingrady1029 · Member · Feb 2, 2015 at 9:21 am

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  Can I send out stories I have posted on my blog to be published in magazines, or journals?

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 2, 2015 at 11:16 am

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  Provided those magazines or journals allow previously published work, sure. Each one will have different policies about that, so ask them.

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  colingrady1029 · Member · Feb 2, 2015 at 1:25 pm

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  ok thank you very much, what about if I were to try to publish a book with my stories. I am just gathering information if I ever choose to do so with my work.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Feb 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm

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  If you self-publish there’s no issue, as you’re the copyright holder of the stories – you can publish them however and wherever you want.

  However, if you want to submit your stories to an agent or publisher, then you’ll need to disclose that they’ve been previously published on your blog. As with magazines, some publishers will want exclusive first-publication rights while others might not mind so much.