I accept new writers, gladly, and it’s extra easy to submit your story to my publications. I also, however, understand those publications that have built their following into hundreds of thousands and are as a result drowning in submissions. They had to change their submission process accordingly to limit the submission to a bearable degree. So if you wish to submit to any of my publications, go ahead, it’s free and easy. As for paying for the story to be featured, that’s problematic for more than one reason. To begin with, writers should be paid for writing good stories and not having to pay to get their work published.