I’m starting a magazine & I need a few creative “Letters to the editor” to have in my first issue…
Since it’s the first issue, I’m expecting questions like “What are you all about?” and stuff like that, so feel free to follow that road or to get creative.
Why am I posting it in this category? OBVIOUSLY because it’s where the writers are (I should know, I spend almost all of my time there)
As for what my magazine’s about… so far I’m not really sure yet… I’m kind of building it one page at a time, but I know I’ll include reviews for books, movies, etc and a “Feature Fiction” or “Feature Fiction” or something like that to post stories… SPEAKING OF WHICH, any stories of 1,000 words or less that you want in my magazine? lol… (Its sort of just for fun, for now, but if it turns out good I might pursue it… as a pdf webzine from my website, lol)
YOU WILL get credit for your submissions!!!
Anyone who wants to help, include a FIRST NAME, LAST INITIAL, city and state (or just state if you’re uncomfortable sharing that) OR city & country if you’re not in the US. 
Example:
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Content, content, blah, blah, blah, etc…
- Max W, Seattle, WA, USA
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OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT…
Thanks!
Awesome, can you post or email me one? (I have the “accept email” thing on) If you don’t want to its okay, but if you do, you’ll get full credit & even a spot for an illustration or 2… if you don’t have any I can create some based on the story’s content…
OH! & just to put this out there, I’m not going to use everything that I get… So there’s no guarantee that your stuff will “get in” but if it’s good and I don’t get TOO much stuff, there should be plenty of room for it.
Wow, buzzer, that was kind of mean… you couldn’t have just said “I don’t think it’s such a good idea to get letters on your first issue”…?
I’m sure its painfully obvious I’ve never started a magazine before, and like I said, its just “for fun” at this point…. I’d probably tweak the **** out of it before actually sending it to the public, so if it turns out really good, I’ll go through self and peer editing and figure out what’s what… if any part sounded “phony” I’d catch it, and if I didn’t, one of my “peer editors” would.
SHEESH! I’m NOT saying I’m starting some “grade-a awesome magazine empire”… I’m saying that I’m starting a pdf-based magazine that I make myself & deliver to people who want it through my website… If it progresses on its own, it will do so, if not, I really don’t care. I’m not paying people because I have no money, and I’m not MAKING any money out of this because it’s not WORTH the money (because I have zero reputation, etc) and the fact that I’m a college student who can barely afford tuition means I WON’T be paying for it any time soon. Thing is, people get “randomly famous” all the time through internet ventures (like Tom from Myspace, not that it relates to my magazine, lol) so my magazine could just “pop” into popularity at some point, if it does then cool, and again, if not, who cares!
“Defensive, naive, and living on cloud 9″??? Just because I’m not “formally starting a business” and blah-blah-blah does NOT mean that I don’t know anything about what I’m doing OR that I have to follow YOUR stupid rules. I’m not trying to start some major corporation, I’m trying to do something fun that’ll be entertaining for some people, and let it take itself from there.
And I can be defensive if I want, kind of like how you’re being a “better than thou” jerk because YOU want.
Wow, kk, don’t call me “little girl”… and just because you’re “experienced” in the industry does NOT make you better than me… I’m an author, does that mean you’re not allowed to post a fan-fic if you feel like it? No. Does it mean I’m going to respond to your question telling you how you’re in over your head and you don’t know what you’re doing and just plain belittle you? No.
I’ll do whatever the **** I want and if someone wants to join in my fun and submit something for it, that’s not YOUR problem, is it?
