Extractions: Feature by Nichole McGill The day I set aside to write this article was the day my issue of arrived in the mail my payment for having a story published in it. Two years ago, this international-now-based in Ottawa literary journal of bold new fiction would have arrived in 8½ by 11 magazine format complete with slick cover and ads. Today, the new has downsized to a chapbook format, each cover of this issue marked with unique artwork provided by the editors three-year-old son. Its an admittedly more intimate touch than a glossy cover, and in the perilous world of Canadian independent literary magazines, a sign that the magazine is alive and well. It may come as no surprise that even in the world of Canadian literary magazines, there seem to be two solitudes: the seemingly stable bastion of mainstream magazines, as represented by the Grains , the Geists , and the Arc Poetrys , and the magazines that promise grit the undertone of subcultures, the urban tales, and yes, stories that reflect the slow, steady rise of Canadian erotica (See You Said Beaver ). The latter is offered by the
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Extractions: I promise to use it only to send you Right Writing News. Magazine Writing Leads to Book Publishing Many beginning writers overlook magazine writing. Often these new writers (and even some of the older ones) are only trying to publish books. Some people dream of holding their own novel while others are creating some how-to or nonfiction type of book. Each dream is valid and their work is to be applauded. Several years ago at a conference, I met an unpublished author who had faithfully worked on her 100,000 word novel. With three small children, this mother labored to finish her novel. I applauded and encouraged her effortyet this author was doing little else to build her reputation as a writer. I understand how people value books. I appreciate the worth and cost of writing a printed book for a traditional publisher and I've completed this task over 50 different times for many books. If you want to publish books, I want to encourage you to take a different course of action. As an editor, I read many other publications and I looked for writers who could also write for me. If I write an article, it reaches many more people than my books. On the average a book may sell 5,000 copies. Certainly some books turn into bestsellers but with more than 50,000 new books a yearmany books are fortunate to sell 5,000 copies.
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