Comments on: Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #3 http://billwardwriter.com/heroic-fantasy-quarterly-3/ science fiction, fantasy, and horror book reviews and news Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:29:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/heroic-fantasy-quarterly-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2891 Bill Ward Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:13:49 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=3002#comment-2891 Well, I think either way might be viable, so long as the zine keeps its focus. It seems a high content zine needs to focus on post frequency, like a blog, rather than coming out with discreet issues that dump a lot of words out at once (in my opinion). I like what both HFQ and BCS are doing, though obviously BCS is a little closer to the frequency model. I think, so long as a pub is consistent, if it presents each issue in easily digested (and tasty) chunks like this it'll do better than bigger online issues that people may not read all of. I think HFQ is better paying three authors 100 dollars each per issue than twelve authors 25 bucks apiece -- and I think the consistency and quality plus the smaller size seem to work really well. Of course, that's more for the guys at HFQ to answer definitively, I just know as a reader and writer this seems to work really well for me. Well, I think either way might be viable, so long as the zine keeps its focus. It seems a high content zine needs to focus on post frequency, like a blog, rather than coming out with discreet issues that dump a lot of words out at once (in my opinion).

I like what both HFQ and BCS are doing, though obviously BCS is a little closer to the frequency model. I think, so long as a pub is consistent, if it presents each issue in easily digested (and tasty) chunks like this it’ll do better than bigger online issues that people may not read all of. I think HFQ is better paying three authors 100 dollars each per issue than twelve authors 25 bucks apiece — and I think the consistency and quality plus the smaller size seem to work really well. Of course, that’s more for the guys at HFQ to answer definitively, I just know as a reader and writer this seems to work really well for me.

]]> By: Jason T http://billwardwriter.com/heroic-fantasy-quarterly-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 Jason T Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:45:06 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=3002#comment-2890 I've got to agree, it is a consistently good read and I look forward to each new issue. I do wonder, though, about your thoughts on the online quarterly magazine strategy versus a venue that offers its content more often, even if there is less of it. I’ve got to agree, it is a consistently good read and I look forward to each new issue. I do wonder, though, about your thoughts on the online quarterly magazine strategy versus a venue that offers its content more often, even if there is less of it.

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