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First of all, you write like someone who doesn't have a good command of the English language.  Is English your second language?  Grammar and spelling in this day and age is very important.  Markets are looking for professionally written work.  It is especially so due to the Internet.  Yes, there are line editors, but a bad command of the language will only  hurt you.  Stay away from self-publishing.  It's expensive, they don't edit your work when it needs it, it's a vanity press; it's a printer.  If you want to write stories, try first reading the work of famous writers: like Hemingway, Willa Cather, Doris Lessing, etc.  Markets are found by typing into the search box "Short Story Markets," for example.  I know with screenwriting they have software that helps pull it together.  Read some plays by Chekov, Ibsen; "Waiting for Godot," all kinds of plays.  Go to the library.  In other words educate yourself with established writers.  You may have great ideas, but you need to learn the language better.  I'm not saying put on airs; use your own "voice" when you're writing, but check spelling, use a word processor like Microsoft Word, and read a lot.  Good luck.

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