tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post745877890071148417..comments2023-04-20T18:24:37.591+01:00Comments on Carol's Corner: Short Stories and Women's Magazines...Carolbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-14318704127549621252011-07-28T22:47:17.723+01:002011-07-28T22:47:17.723+01:00I have been very disappointed by the changes in Th...I have been very disappointed by the changes in The Lady magazine Rosemary, I've glanced at it in the newsagents and have put it back down.<br /><br />I hope Best magazine will be open to more writers, the new style has been good. <br /><br />But I am concerned about Best's attitude to fiction, their short story competition while good, doesn't guarantee paying fiction in future.<br /Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-35366872773557253842011-07-28T17:34:16.356+01:002011-07-28T17:34:16.356+01:00I saw that bit about Best on Womag and went and bo...I saw that bit about Best on Womag and went and bought it - must support any mag that brings back its short stories!<br /><br />I stopped buying The Lady as soon as they stopped the regular story and the little Viewpoint slot. The latter was where a few of our writing group members had their first publication.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-22054597513736954622011-07-28T13:29:59.000+01:002011-07-28T13:29:59.000+01:00I agree with you Diane, I don't buy as many ma...I agree with you Diane, I don't buy as many magazines now because they have stopped fiction.<br /><br />Sadly lots of the non-writing readers just accept these changes and don't complain when fiction is dropped- perhaps they even stop buying the magazine.<br /><br />I will be interested to see what the womag editors responses have been to Vivien Hampshire's questions on the short Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-64085597877840796572011-07-28T13:22:05.635+01:002011-07-28T13:22:05.635+01:00Exactly - they're earning from the pages rathe...Exactly - they're earning from the pages rather than paying out.<br /><br />Not sure how long readers will continue to buy such a magazine.<br /><br />And when it goes belly up, the content won't be blamed, it will be the economy.Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-2119534788362593122011-07-28T13:19:05.962+01:002011-07-28T13:19:05.962+01:00Most magazines fill those pages with adverts Baggy...Most magazines fill those pages with adverts Baggy, as that brings in money. I've just looked at the latest issue of Best and within the 68 pages (including the front and back cover) there were 13 pages of adverts, the majority were full page adverts.<br />I know magazines accepting advertising keeps the cover price down and the magazine in business, but it also makes the magazine less Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-43524223334323003432011-07-28T10:10:55.047+01:002011-07-28T10:10:55.047+01:00Presumably these magazines have found a more profi...Presumably these magazines have found a more profitable way to fill those pages.<br /><br />However, with the number of readers who miss their fiction, surely there's still a market?<br /><br />There isn't a way of quantifying that number - not every reader will complain to the editor about the loss.Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764329434741342023.post-81134485801277810002011-07-27T22:48:39.688+01:002011-07-27T22:48:39.688+01:00Great post Carol - it is true what you say about t...Great post Carol - it is true what you say about the short fiction in mags... surely with the all the writers around (and I daresay there's a mighty crowd of them)they will notice sales going down without the fiction in it. I have read many posts where writers have stopped buying the mags which have stopped publishing fiction.Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.com