Why Amazing Stories died
Over on the Paizo messageboards, a satisfyingly transparent explanation for why Amazing Stories died. Interesting, instructive stuff about the business of magazine publishing here.
I really do wish Paizo had been able to make a lasting go of Amazing Stories. Jeff Berkwits, their editor-in-chief, was professional and pleasant to work with, and he seemed receptive to my stuff, having bought two of my stories in something like a two-month period. The magazine itself was attractive, and I liked the idea that my stories might reach an audience beyond the short fiction niche market.
Wizards of the Coast now owns the rights to Amazing Stories again, and I hope they do something with them, and if they do, I hope it's good. If you're a unicycle juggler, it's fine and good to peform for true connoisseurs of unicycle juggling, but I think the state of unicycle juggling will be healthier if we also perform for the people who generally prefer stunt gargling. Y'know?
I really do wish Paizo had been able to make a lasting go of Amazing Stories. Jeff Berkwits, their editor-in-chief, was professional and pleasant to work with, and he seemed receptive to my stuff, having bought two of my stories in something like a two-month period. The magazine itself was attractive, and I liked the idea that my stories might reach an audience beyond the short fiction niche market.
Wizards of the Coast now owns the rights to Amazing Stories again, and I hope they do something with them, and if they do, I hope it's good. If you're a unicycle juggler, it's fine and good to peform for true connoisseurs of unicycle juggling, but I think the state of unicycle juggling will be healthier if we also perform for the people who generally prefer stunt gargling. Y'know?
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