We strongly dislike asking for money. This is a major failing for a business. Having been on the wrong end of the hard sell far too often, we balk at pushing too hard when Crossed Genres comes out with a new publication, or has a sale. We don’t want to alienate readers, especially since the […]
As I mentioned in a personal blog post yesterday, money is always a concern for Crossed Genres. Now that I’ve run the numbers, even more so. Last year at this time, when we posted about the most unpleasant part of running an SFF magazine, we had a net loss for 2009 of over $1500. At […]
Tomorrow (Monday, November 30) is the Last day to take advantage of the preorder deal for the 1st Crossed Genres anthology! just $9 (plus shipping), and it comes with a free online subscription and a chance to win a copy for your local library! Monday is also the LAST day that issue 1 will be […]
It’s 10 minutes to midnight, so this’ll be quick, bullet-points style: Issue 13 is completely done, ready to go. Woo! Going to spend any time I have between now and the end of the month working on the anthology and reading. Lest anyone be misled by my last post, we have not quite reached that […]
Put yourself in our shoes, just for a minute. You live a pretty normal life. You work a day job you’re at best indifferent about, as does your significant other. You’ve got some debt that (for the moment) is manageable. You’re raising a great kid. Generally your life is good – tiring, but good. You […]
Well, since my post earlier today, a few more people have pitched in with contributions or purchases. Thank you! We’re still not quite where we need to be yet, but we’re getting closer! Please help us make our budget and not go broke! (And remember, there are only 9 days left to purchase a anthology […]
First, I apologize if this post is a little unfocused; I’m feeling ill at the moment and may not be the most coherent. Since Kay made her post about our need, and I followed up with my post about our finances, an amazing number of people have responded. Dozens of people have posted about our […]
When I started writing this blog, it was with the intent of showing what goes into the production of a small science fiction & fantasy magazine. Obviously we don’t have a lock on the only way to do things, but I think the blog has been pretty successful in revealing the day-to-day operations, the long-term […]
Modern technology is pretty amazing in that it can distract you from itself. You get on the computer to perform 1 task; 15 tasks later you’ve forgotten what the first one was, you only know you haven’t done it… Editing is under way. Kay’s taken care of some of it, and I’ve done a bit […]
