Frequently asked questions
Q. Who runs Quick Story Tales
A. Quick Story Tales is under the management of José F. Nodar, an accomplished self-published author from Australia who lives in Spring Farm, New South Wales.
Q. What is Quick Story Tales?
A. Quick Story Tales offers writers of all genres the opportunity to get paid for submitting their short stories or poems and have them published in all our formats, including but not limited to print, electronic, website, and online.
Q. Who qualifies?
A. New writers, emerging writers, experienced writers, self-published authors and traditionally published authors.
Q. What opportunities does submitting your short story to Quick Story Tales offer in terms of exposure and reaching a wider audience?
A. Submitting your short story to Quick Story Tales can offer several opportunities in terms of exposure and reaching a wider audience:
- Online Visibility: By submitting your short story to us , you may increase your online visibility. Many websites have established readerships and followers who regularly visit the platform for new content. This can expose your work to a broader audience.
- Diverse Readership: Quick Story Tales often attract a diverse readership, including people from different demographics, geographies, and interests. This diversity can help your story resonate with a wide range of readers.
- Networking Opportunities: Having your poem or short story may provide opportunities to connect with fellow writers and readers, expanding your network within the literary community.
- Potential for discovery: Quick Story Tales may be a platform for discovery for emerging writers, allowing literary agents, publishers, or editors to monitor and discover new talent. Your short story or poem being featured on our website could catch the attention of industry professionals, potentially leading to further opportunities for publication.
- Reader Feedback: Quick Story Tales provides a space for readers to leave comments and feedback on poems and short stories. This can be valuable for improving your craft as a writer, and engaging with readers can help build a dedicated fan base.
- Inclusion in Anthologies or Collections: Quick Story Tales curate content for anthologies or collections, will provide you with an additional avenue for your work to be featured in print or in a more curated form.
Q. Can submitting to Quick Story Tales serve as a valuable platform for building your author brand and connecting with readers who resonate with your writing style?
A. Submitting your work to a Quick Story Tales can serve as a valuable platform for building your author brand and connecting with readers who resonate with your writing style. Here’s how:
- Targeted Audience: Quick Stroy Tales cater to all genres, themes, or styles. By submitting to us you increase the likelihood of reaching readers who are already interested in the type of content you create. This approach can help you connect with an audience that appreciates your unique voice.
- Consistent Presence: Contributing to Quick Story Tales establishes your presence and showcases your work. Readers who enjoy one of your stories may be inclined to explore more of your writing by clicking on to your own website and purchasing your works.
- Author Profile and Bio: Quick Story Tales provides authors with the opportunity to have their website, personal profile, and may include an interview page. This allows you to showcase your personality, interests, and other works, contributing to the development of your author brand. Readers who connect with your bio may become more invested in following your writing journey. Please note there is an annual fee for this. See Schedule C for more information.
- Building a Mailing List: Quick Story Tales allows for links back to your own Facebook page, LinkedIn profile or your personal website, thus allowing readers to connect with you and giving them an opportunity to sign up to your own mailing list or newsletter. This provides you with a chance to build your own audience independently of this platform. This direct connection can be valuable for promoting future works and maintaining a relationship with your readers. See Schedule C for more information.
Q. How much can I earn by submitting a poem or a short story to you?
A. All this information is available in our Letter of Agreement, which you can download. Please use the button at the end of the FAQs.
Q. How many stories and poems can I submit?
A. You may submit as many as you like per month, however, only those accepted for publication on our website will be eligible for publication on our website.
Q. How does Quick Story Tales really work?
A. We receive your submission, review it, and if it meets our criteria, we will pay you according to our Schedule A. We will then upload your story/poem to our website. Depending on the volume of submissions, we will create either a quarterly/semi-annually/annual e-book and publish an e-book and possibly a physical book.
Any author who has his/her story/poem published will receive a free e-book.
If we published a paperback of all submissions, it will be available for purchase at the time based on current publishing costs and pricing.
Q. I am ready to submit my poem or short story. What do I need to do?
A. First, make sure you download the Letter of Agreement, the short story template or the poem template. Then submit your completed work by emailing it to info@quickstorytales.online. we will acknowledge receipt and get back to you in 72 hours with our response.