Jason Stoddard, a fantastic SF author that we published in the last issue of the Fortean Bureau, and with whom I have shared at least one issue of Interzone, I believe, has a blog, and lately, he’s using it to propose a model for a SF magazine that could not only survive, but thrive, in our current media environment. He says many things I have been trying to say for the last five years, and says them a hell of a lot better than I can. For instance:
Great. Now go back and read the above. Yeah, there are a billion blogs out there, but most of them are nothing more than an extension of a sophomore’s Livejournal. You’re the editor of a major publication, or a professional writer. You have interesting things to talk about. Hell, you have content. Set it free. There’s endless interest in proto-science-fiction communities such as Slashdot, SomethingAwful, and BoingBoing about publications and authors. Use this.
YES, god yes. Listen to this man. How in the world SF magazines got left in the dust on the web revolution is completely beyond me. Time to catch up. Now. Or cease to be.
