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Short Fiction Sells, or How to Sell Your Short Story

Posted on September, 2019

Since I took the seat of editor-in-chief for the Free Bundle Magazine, one of the questions I find myself answering the most is where can I sell my short stories? Many writers appear not to know the immeasurable value of their short stories, and since our payment scheme is a little different than what most Speculative Fiction magazines are offering nowadays, I decided to write an essay on Medium about it.

Read my essay here: https://javiercabrerabooks.medium.com/short-fiction-sells-the-definitive-guide-to-submitting-your-stories-b5178a4168a3

Far Beyond the Stars

Posted on September, 2019

When CBS launched Star Trek: Discovery worldwide, I couldn’t help but writing a very critical commentary in Medium to point out the show’s many flaws and their solutions. While some of these are now out of their scope (one of the solutions was to bring award-winning screenwriters who had previously worked on the franchise onboard, like the now-deceased Harlan Ellison,) I made sure to point out the importance of recognizing the work done not only by the cast of the show’s first season but from the previous Star Trek installments as well.

Read my essay here: https://medium.com/@doncabrera/far-beyond-the-stars-18d3aa60b4d9