MYTH #2 Radiocarbon dating has established the date of some organic materials (e.g., some peat deposits) to be well in excess of 50,000 years, thus rendering a recent creation (6 to 10 thousand years ago) impossible. However, it is important to distinguish between radiocarbon years and calendar years.
âThe writer should try to find a publisher that will give the client personal attention and one who is genuinely interested in the writerâs life story as opposed to the project being just another job,â she said. âI try to build a rapport with my authors.â.
But be aware: selling a short story collection is very difficult. Editors like novels. Some presses only publish novels. This doesnât meant that you wonât be able to sell your collection but do not think that this will be an easy task. As a short story writer, you already have an uphill battle to fight.