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Inkspell Publishng Free Reads Week!

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Have you checked out Inkspell Publishing's free reads this week? We are giving away free superb short stories of some of our authors. Here is a quick blurb as to what each story is about. On March 12th, you can read  Forever Yours  by  Shilpa Mudiganti , the author of contemporary romance novella Always You. In Forever Yours, main character Amelia loves Aaron, her fiancĂ©. But she also loves Damon. Can one be in love with two men at the same time? How do you define infidelity? Or fidelity? On March 13th, InkSpell releases  Love, Lies and other Disasters , a contemporary romance short story by  Cecilia Robert , the author of Truly, Madly, Deeply You. In Love, Lies and other Disasters, the one person Celina fought so hard to get over five years ago is back, and has kidnapped her. He says he wants a second chance to prove his love. Will she allow him to glide back into her life and heart? On March 14th, you can read  Beyond The Hidden Gat e by  D...

Do Short Stories Sell?

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Courtesy:Radial Direct Of late, I have come across a lot of digital short stories and anthologies over various forums. Authors are excited about this new phenomenon where each story range typically from 8K-10K word count. I have never bought a short story yet but I have enjoyed quite a few as giveaways. I know a lot others who feel the same way and prefer the longer versions of a story. Yet, there is no smoke without fire. If they are being written with much enthusiasm, there is an audience too. Hence, it piqued my interest and I went about doing my little research. After reading through readers and authors experience with these digital bite sized stories, I concluded there are two ways to look at the short story reading/selling phenomena. Direct Sales - Selling Short Stories - Single or series There are authors who make a living just by writing and selling short stories. Yes, they do. In fact, Amazon has a dedicated page for shorts known as Kindle Singles . That definitel...