tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post2518996863591200418..comments2023-11-20T10:11:27.883-08:00Comments on The Pulp Archivist: I never knew it was this badNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03308478013021594958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-21302333921131297712020-07-09T05:54:20.424-07:002020-07-09T05:54:20.424-07:00Millennial here. I don't read short stories on...Millennial here. I don't read short stories on purpose. When I see a short story on the internet, or think about a subscription to a digital mag, my mental knee jerk reaction is this sort of "I'm not going to get the bang for my buck" feeling. Like the story isn't long enough to justify the expense or money to buy it or time to enjoy it. I know for a fact this is a fallacy in the extreme: I have very much enjoyed the vast majority of the short stories I have read. But, if I have to power past the assumption that the story is too short to be worth it, then perhaps others do as well. And most people don't want to have to work for their entertainment.<br /><br />The short story anthology, especially if it's grounded in the same world or same MC, gives me less of that "too short to be worth it" impression.<br /><br />Also, and this is rather idiosyncratic to me I think, I'm leery of magazine subs becuase 1) most fic mags are heavy on the 'edgy enlightened literary tropes' and light on things that excite me. Like most of the time the stories are trying to preach something. 2) I also, hypocritically enough, think I won't have time to keep up with a magazine...even though I make time to read articles like this...<br /><br />Maybe we should just start throwing up our short stories in our FB posts and monetize our friend requests :DMurkyMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007484206167197377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-59359641254447681192020-07-09T05:52:02.825-07:002020-07-09T05:52:02.825-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.MurkyMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007484206167197377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-73075012292513547862020-06-30T20:52:30.645-07:002020-06-30T20:52:30.645-07:00Anecdotally, the 80s. But no one has yet to surpas...Anecdotally, the 80s. But no one has yet to surpass the Shaver Mystery era of Amazing.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308478013021594958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-18668455168302698422020-06-30T19:19:33.012-07:002020-06-30T19:19:33.012-07:00Agreed. The mega-series is the way things are.Agreed. The mega-series is the way things are.Richard Paolinellihttp://www.scifiscribe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-22336923330716175592020-06-30T19:01:54.817-07:002020-06-30T19:01:54.817-07:00Has there even been a period since the 1930s when ...Has there even been a period since the 1930s when circulation numbers went up?<br /><br />This feels like a slow death from a killing blow struck long ago.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-37768611627173115822020-06-30T16:54:17.048-07:002020-06-30T16:54:17.048-07:00I hate that the trend is moving that way. I love s...I hate that the trend is moving that way. I love short fiction. But I'm afraid Karl's right. Few people want short stories anymore. Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715762901764173481.post-55896261270501106282020-06-30T11:00:08.639-07:002020-06-30T11:00:08.639-07:00Readers want novels. Sometimes more than novels. M...Readers want novels. Sometimes more than novels. Mega-series. Space opera series go on for dozens of books. The most popular Harry Potter fanfic is a single story 660,000 words long. The paperbacks I bought myself are five to ten times wider than the ones I inherited from my father. Hell, the Hugos added "Best Series" to hide how few nominating votes the shorts are getting.<br /><br />The audience for science fiction is out there, but very few of them want short stories.Karl Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871763387792982790noreply@blogger.com