Episode 46: Was There A Golden Age of Short Stories?

In Episode 46, we do some myth-busting in our exploration of whether there was really a golden age of short stories. When was it? Were people really able to make a living writing short stories? What's the short story market like now?  What we found out: We're proponents of the theory that there was a long golden age Maybe it was better But it wasn't really that good We talk about Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Gaskill and others, and we talk about what people say they get paid now. Finally, we talk about the update Susan Dennard sent out to her earlier newsletter post, Income As A Writer - with comments from her agent Joanna Volpe. The original post is here. You can listen to the episode right here on this page, or get Marginally on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever get your podcasts. As always, we'd love for you to take a minute to rate and review us in your podcast app, as this helps other listeners find the show. Check us out on social media: Marginally is on Facebook! Please like our page. Sign up to follow our newsletter to get free stuff. Plus, we are on Instagram as @marginallypodcast. Olivia is on Twitter (@roamingolivia), Facebook and has a TinyLetter (@roamingolivia). Meghan is on Twitter (@meghanembee). You can listen right here on this page, or get Marginally on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or wherever get your podcasts. As always, we'd love for you to take a minute to rate and review us in your podcast app, as this helps other listeners find the show. Theme music is "It's Time" by Scaricá Ricascá.

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