Bloggasm

Sorry for all the posts about genre publications, but after I wrote the original article about science fiction ezines there have been new developments within the field. After that initial article I found out that Tor Books would soon be launching its own online presence using the monetization model I outlined.

And then today, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction launched a new blog for its site.

To be honest, this is something that should have probably happened like two years ago or more — many readers not familiar with the pulps might say “Why is it a big deal that a magazine is launching a blog? Most magazines started doing that years ago.”

Well, so far, F&SF is the first of the three remaining pulps to do so. I think this is a big step forward for them learning how to survive and market themselves to a generation that has so far been moving on without them.

Sorry, not trying to sound condescending here, like I’m patting F&SF on the head. And I’m not even 100% sure that this will have a grand positive effect on the magazine. But since just about every other publication out there has gone this route, I definitely think it’s a step in the right direction.