I need to start selling to mainstream magazines. This is a market I keep meaning to tap, but haven’t out of sheer laziness LOL. No, more like resistance to forcing myself to write a certain way, go through all the pitching and what-not. But some mags pay $1,000 an article (or more!), so seriously I’m gonna crack this nut this year. Some not-so mainstream mags pay ok too, I sold a few pieces to some now-defunct lit alt-type mags for $2-500 dollars and had some contract writing work a while back that paid really well. This is another stream of income I could sorely use, let me get on this.
Magazines
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Jun 08
Featured In N.E.E.T Magazine
I was featured in N.E.E.T Magazine! for Earthy Style. Pretty cool. Check it out, page 99:
N.E.E.T Magazine June 2008
N.E.E.T is a quarterly, online publication, laid out in a magazine format – as a showcase for grassroots creativity. It would be impossible without the wonderful contributions of all those involved and many thanks goes to a wide network of global talent, with the internet playing a vital part in research and communication.
This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!
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Jan 08
Skeptical Inquirer Magazine
Wow this old magazine looks very interesting. I will have to check out the back issues. One issue from 1996 includes:
Science Fiction, Skepticism, and Reality
Shades of Meaning: Science Fiction as a New Metric
Science fiction can, and should, be used to explore paranormal and fringe-science issues in compelling, meaningful ways.
Eugene R. Stewart
Scepticism and Science Fiction
Greg Bear
The Goulden Twig
Hal Clement
Science Fiction and Scientific Possibilities
Frederik Pohl
http://csicop.org/si/9609/
This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!
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Dec 07
Abyss & Apex Magazine of Speculative Fiction
Abyss & Apex Magazine of Speculative Fiction
Wants to publish the finest in speculative and imaginative fiction, with special attention to character-driven stories that examine the depths and heights of human motivation. Pays 3 cents per line.
This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!
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Nov 07
Did You Read Omni Magazine?
Do you remember Omni Magazine? It was published from 1978-1995. I was such a huge fan of the magazine and even had a subscription for a short time in my teens. There were so many great short sci-fi stories in there as well as tech news, it was awesome. From Wikipedia:
OMNI was a magazine that contained articles on science fact and short works of science fiction. The first issue was published in October 1978, the last in Winter 1995, with an internet version lasting until 1998. Bob Guccione described the magazine in its first issue as “an original if not controversial mixture of science fact, fiction, fantasy and the paranormal.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_(magazine)
I was tooling around the net looking for Omni info because I want to buy some old copies. Here are some interesting Omni-related sites:
Omni Magazine: Fiction Index
Omni Magazine Shrine Wiki
Omni: Venosa’s Art
Omni Magazine Fan Site
This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Seed & Flame!
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May 07
Intellectual Property
I was flipping through Inc. Magazine’s May issue at the library and came across a very interesting article about tapping your company’s intellectual property. This about made my head explode, because I know I’m guilty of it:
Sherman likes to quote Baruch Lev, a professor of accounting and finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business, who once calculated that approximately 85 percent of a company’s value resides in such intangibles. Unfortunately, many of those assets go unexploited because they are hard to inventory, manage, or even recognize. “What drives me nuts personally and professionally is to think about all that good stuff being wasted,” says Sherman, shaking his shaggy head. “All that innovation. All that intellectual capital. It’s just sitting there collecting strategic dust.”
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070501/features-find-it-use-it.html
I’m off to go ponder this article in-depth. What do you think?
