This penultimate installment of the Writer’s Toolbox is a resource I’ve used over the past few years when looking to publish my short stories. It can be overwhelming to try and search for the right home for a story if a writer decides to go the traditional publishing route. I know a simple Google search wasn’t very helpful in my case, with dozens of sites and ads trying to catch my attention (and my money). While I was at a small writers’ conference a few years ago, one of the presentations was about a tool I had never heard of before. I’ve since used it to help me home my published short stories. The Submission Grinder is a no fee, nonprofit database of publishers for all genres and lengths of writing. Although it’s still a growing list (I’ve added a couple of publishers to their list myself), it is theRead More