Steven Saus speaks truth.

There are over a hundred professional and semiprofessional markets for fantasy and science fiction (smaller numbers for other genres). For the development of your craft and your reputation, and just for commercial reasons, it’s always worth submitting to the market first.

Originally shared by Steven Saus

Always try to sell short works before putting them in your own collection

I putz about on Reddit sometimes, and ran across this question in /r/Writing (relevant bit quoted below): [I’ve written some short stories now.] I was wondering whether I should submit somewhere online, or put like 5 shorts together and submit it as a book….