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chris_gerrib) wrote2007-07-13 02:23 pm
chris_gerrib) wrote2007-07-13 02:23 pm
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G.U.D. Magazine
As a budding science fiction writer, I'm always on the lookout for new markets. Somehow, I became aware of G.U.D. Magazine, pronounced "good." So I sent something in to them, which was promptly rejected. However, they put me on the e-mail list, and as a result I got an opportunity to download a PDF of issue 1 for a buck.
At 200 pages, I definitely got my money's worth. I now understand why I didn't get accepted. G.U.D. is a "literary" magazine which allows science fiction. Most of the stories were of that very typical "high art" (read: semi-coherent and plotless) genre popular with 20-something liberal arts majors. Lots of sex, drugs and booze (all of which can be fun) but depicted in the most un-erotic and un-interesting manner possible.
There were a few bright spots. Specifically:
- Aliens by Jordan E. Rosenfeld. Despite the title no science fiction, but an entertaining slice-of-life story.
- Max Velocity by Leslie Claire Walker was a story set in a future where pregnant women suddenly grow roots. It's semi-coherent but interesting.
- In the Dark by Sean Melican is an unusual first-contact story, told via letters from a blind man.
- Fear Not Heaven's Fire by Jaine Fenn is a rural fantasy told from the point of view of a blind nun. I've been seeing (pun intended) a number of stories from this POV, and they've all been unique and well done.
Considering the regular price for a PDF download is $3.50, you may find G.U.D. worth your while. They have teasers for each issue on the website for free, which may also enlighten your buying decision.
At 200 pages, I definitely got my money's worth. I now understand why I didn't get accepted. G.U.D. is a "literary" magazine which allows science fiction. Most of the stories were of that very typical "high art" (read: semi-coherent and plotless) genre popular with 20-something liberal arts majors. Lots of sex, drugs and booze (all of which can be fun) but depicted in the most un-erotic and un-interesting manner possible.
There were a few bright spots. Specifically:
- Aliens by Jordan E. Rosenfeld. Despite the title no science fiction, but an entertaining slice-of-life story.
- Max Velocity by Leslie Claire Walker was a story set in a future where pregnant women suddenly grow roots. It's semi-coherent but interesting.
- In the Dark by Sean Melican is an unusual first-contact story, told via letters from a blind man.
- Fear Not Heaven's Fire by Jaine Fenn is a rural fantasy told from the point of view of a blind nun. I've been seeing (pun intended) a number of stories from this POV, and they've all been unique and well done.
Considering the regular price for a PDF download is $3.50, you may find G.U.D. worth your while. They have teasers for each issue on the website for free, which may also enlighten your buying decision.
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I certainly am grateful that I don't have it, though. I seem to know a lot of people with one defect or another, and really, all of them seem to cope amazingly well.
(He answered a couple of questions for me to help me get some details in the story right.)
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