Writing

Here's a list of markets compiled by Erica Verrillo.

https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2018/05/mega-list-of-paying-markets-for-horror.html

In the modern internet age there is no such thing as a "real" publisher.

There's only those who will pay for what you write, and those who won't.

In between you'll find a lot of empty promises.

Writing is rarely an individual undertaking. Generally there's a community, or even a few family members, encouraging the author, and more importantly, offering honest, non-hostile criticism of the work.

Creating that community or discovering that community is hard work.