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Unlock the Business Potential of Short Fiction

Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction will show you how short fiction can become a powerful tool in your publishing strategy. Authors Matty Dalrymple and Mark Leslie Lefebvre—who have found success with their short fiction through both traditional and indie publishing platforms—share insights, opportunities, and strategies for leveraging short works in today's publishing landscape.

This practical guide walks you through how to publish and market short fiction to grow your readership, build your brand, and create an additional stream of income for your author business.

Matty and Mark address:

- Opportunities for publishing and licensing short fiction across multiple formats and platforms

- How to repackage and repurpose existing stories

- Where and how to license short work for ongoing revenue streams

- Tools and platforms that maximize exposure and income

Smart, accessible, and actionable, Taking the Short Tack is an essential resource for indie authors looking to increase impact and revenue—one short story at a time.

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This practical guide walks you through how to publish and market short fiction to grow your readership, build your brand, and create an additional stream of income for your author business.

Matty and Mark address:

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- How to repackage and repurpose existing stories

- Where and how to license short work for ongoing revenue streams

- Tools and platforms that maximize exposure and income

Smart, accessible, and actionable, Taking the Short Tack is an essential resource for indie authors looking to increase impact and revenue—one short story at a time.

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Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

'€‹Matty also podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. She has written books on the business of short fiction, podcasting for authors, and how to succeed as an author speaker, and her articles have appeared in Writer'€™s Digest magazine. She serves as the Campaigns Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors.

She lives with her husband, Wade Walton, and their dogs in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and enjoys vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and in Sedona, Arizona, and these locations serve as the settings for her novels.

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Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction

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Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction

Matty Dalrymple

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