Hey Sam, How Do I Get My Short Story Published?

That is a question I get all the time. The answer is easy: Perseverance. The implementation is the difficult part. In order to get a story published, you first have to submit it for consideration. Crazy, I know, but until your pen name is a house hold word, people don't come looking to you to give them stories. Even then, most still won't. Currently I have 10 short stories under submission to various places. (Actually, I may have more. Sometimes I lose track of them for a month or two. *sigh*) If one gets rejected, I turn right around and…