On Sep 13, 5:29 pm, delancey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But the Forum is > really a complete waste. They should ditch the Forum and put the > savings towards improving the web site and maybe the Bulletin. > True. And it's happening. The new Aug.-Sept. Bulletin contains most of what the Forum used to contain. The current plan is to scrap the Forum almost entirely, except for the few things that have to be private and internal, and put all the money into the Bulletin.
> The B has big market reports. These are useless. They're better > online, are widely available online, and frankly I can't imagine many > SFWA members really needing to know about a new webzine dedicated to > cheerleader vampires or somesuch thing. The only exception here are > the anthologies, which it can be hard to learn about -- but, again, > that's far better online. Also true. Also happening. Cynthia Ward's column is online at the Bulletin web site. Since it will now be coming out six times a year, it should be much more current. Ralan's keeps pretty current, but too many of the others do only occasional updates. And Ralan's format is a pain to work through. Are there better and more up-to-date online reports than Ralan's? Which do you recommend? > The B should have interviews with writers and editors about writing > and the field and the business. The Metzger-Resnick dialogues are > great for this, but they are just those two guys. Why not talk the > business with everyone? I of course don't want fan interviews -- tell > us more about Ender! -- but professional interviews and discussions. I'm hoping this is also going to happen. Other dialogs have been scheduled. The direction of the Bulletin is likely to change considerably over the next year. Maybe the question is how to get people to realize that change is happening, if only slowly at first. Steve --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
