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Specifically to Ted, since I know he's published several of these, but anybody with experience can feel free to jump in.

How well have flash fiction collections have sold for you? I'm (slowly) pulling together a collection of short stories, the bulk of which are flash fiction, but my wife is questioning the sales potential and encouraging me to write more longer stories and use a few flash stories as fillers. Since she's my editor, I tend to listen to her unless there's a compelling reason to do otherwise.

Dale wrote: "Specifically to Ted, since I know he's published several of these, but anybody with experience can feel free to jump in.

How well have flash fiction collections have sold for you? I'm (slowly) pul..."

I think the jury is still out. I haven't done much advertising, and unless you're in people's faces constantly, it's difficult to be heard above the noise.

I will be running an ENT sale starting with Book Of The Day for Book 3 on October 16th...on that date, and for the week thereafter, Books 1-4, inclusive, of the Kindle editions of my flash fiction anthologies will be on sale for 99 cents each. (Books 5 and 6 will go on sale for a week starting on the 18th (because of their KDP contract periods)). We'll see what happens.

Meanwhile, I've started work on a combination short story/flash fiction volume for release in 2019.

Thanks, Ted. Right now I'm leaning towards Kathleen's suggestion to sprinkle flash fiction in with longer stories. I also did something interesting with my latest IU flash fiction story and wrote an longer version of it for LitUp on Medium. I may do some more of those for the collection.

Dale wrote: "Thanks, Ted. Right now I'm leaning towards Kathleen's suggestion to sprinkle flash fiction in with longer stories. I also did something interesting with my latest IU flash fiction story and wrote a..."

From the feedback I get, lots of people keep flash fiction in their bathrooms. (;>)

lol. I mean...come on...it's perfect.

Theodore wrote: "Dale wrote: "From the feedback I get, lots of people keep flash fiction in their bathrooms. (;>)"

That could be disturbing . . .

Dale wrote: "Theodore wrote: "Dale wrote: "From the feedback I get, lots of people keep flash fiction in their bathrooms. (;>)"

That could be disturbing . . ."

Well, it beats staring at the ceiling, Dale.