| Re: Anyone with magazine publishing experience?
I'm involved with Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, and while we don't pay pro rates we do pay enough to be a valid publishing credit.
It's not about the money though. It's all about how difficult it is to get published in any given market. Asimovs, Analog and F&SF are all but impossible to crack, with 800+ stories submitted per month and only 3 or 4 of those accepted. Therefore, publication in any one of them is a really big deal.
At Andromeda Spaceways we receive about 100 submissions per month, and of those we might buy 4 or 5. Not as hard to get in, not as much money, less famous ... a lesser credit.
And then you might have a website which posts everything received. I'm thinking of fan fiction sites, or a Yahoo group for people to share their fiction, not ezines or online magazines with editors. Everything submitted is posted online by the writers themselves, and therefore cannot be used as a publication credit.
In summary, the actual payment isn't that important. It's the exclusivity of the market. |