Although every writer enjoys simply printing their ideas on a sheet of paper, we all want to have readers, transport them to other places, make them accomplices of our stories. Fortunately, the Internet has contributed to a large extent to providing us with the tools when it comes to sharing our texts with the public, some of these being 9 ways to spread what you write the best way to start.
Participate in a literary contest
You just wrote a story and want to publish it but you don't know where to start, and the best thing is that you know that it may be your best work so far. Could you succeed in a literary contest? Why not give it a try? In a recent articles by tips for submitting to a literary contest I left you some clues when it comes to opting for one of the many competitions that are published daily on the Internet, so the option of seeing your work rewarded and disseminated in the media is a good option if you want to be safe.
Poetry Bars
The literary cafes or bars are cultural spaces with a lot of identity where the option of having a toast of liver while someone recites their own text on a platform they set up a perfect weekend plan, different. In Madrid there are several of these spaces, among them the Random Bar or The Dinosaur Was Still There, whose Jurassic Jam on Sunday afternoons is already a classic. Places where the client enters looking to devour literature, being a good option to show off.
micro internet
The micro is on the rise, especially since social networks like Twitter and its 140 characters limited the texts of their users to short and direct stories. Another example would be the web Microcount, which publishes microphones sent by users on their social networks every day, being a great way to attract followers (and potential) readers if your micro is chosen.
Literature websites
The macro version of the Internet literature covers websites of the nature of The short story, of which I also spoke to you recently in AL, or other mythical ones such as Fake. Because before publishing "in a big way" your work will never hurt to know the opinion of other authors like you about that story or poem that you have in your hands. In Falsaria you can get other writers to follow you and even be published by the quarterly magazine on the web if your text is the most liked. You dare?
To publish a book
A few years ago publishing a book was limited to doing it through a few publishers. However, nowadays, and with an average of up to 200 publishers emerging in our country each year, publishing your texts becomes something more than feasible. However, and if you still don't get a feeback, many freelance writers have found other ways to reach the general public such as self-publishing on platforms such as Bubok or Amazon's KDP, two of the most popular today.
Give books and texts
If you have finally decided on the option of publishing your work, possibly one fine day you will find yourself at home with several copies with which you do not know what to do. . . but there are always alternatives. In recent years, artists and writers have deposited books in the center of Madrid or New York with their data and names on social networks, they have camouflaged their works in the library of a hostel in which future travelers will have access to their stories or participated in days of book crossing as the best way to turn a book into a treasure to share on chain with other readers.
Create a blog
If nobody wants to publish you, WordPress, Blogger or any other platform blogging They will make room for you and your texts, and that is where a new adventure begins. If you define the concept well, you are constant and you take care of sharing your content on social networks, the option to publish your texts in the form of entries on a personal blog It can be a hook to start making a name for yourself in the literary blogosphere, being you the one who will have total control of the content and the objectives to be achieved.
Publish in literary magazines
Many literary magazines on paper that existed a few years ago in Spain have transferred their activity to the Internet, being the Mallorcan La Bolsa de Pipas, published by Editorial Sloper, one of the few that continues to publish texts by interested authors on paper. If, on the other hand, you have been following a literary magazine for a while and you want to share a text, you just have to send them a message by consulting the editorial staff.
As a tenth option I would like to know what are your ways of spreading what you write so that we can continue to share great ideas.
Are you up for it?