The PNG is pretty large. I compressed it with tinypng to a quarter the size.
Thanks for pointing that out -- there are many optimizations that we need to do.
Show HN: The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction
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#52Awesome stuff and I plan on submitting some stories in future. I am more than pleased to see you creating a further avenue for writers, and sci-fi in particular, to get their work into as many eyeballs as possible. Definitely another thumbs up for paying six cents per word even when you're just getting your feet off the ground.
I'm passionate about supporting content like this, so I'll be paying for it as long as I can!
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#53I always love to get some fresh Science Fiction stories and just pledged my support on Patreon. I sincerely hope your stories won't be bland (Haven't read the first issue yet). As a longtime Escapepod listener and supported I love how diverse and creative the stories can get, once you move away from the classical Spaceship & Lasergun stuff.
feel free to email me with your thoughts at joe@compellingsciencefiction.com!
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#54hey, why not allow people to supply a Kindle email address so you can push straight to them? they need to whitelist you as a sender of course..
This is a great idea, and we're currently working on a system that will accomplish this.
Consider becoming a kindle magazine. I subscribe to F+SF and would surely subscribe. Its mainly a convenience feature, magically new issues appear on my tablet as they're released and magically you get a predictable monthly cash flow.
I subscribe to 2600 on my kindle; its clearly not a "giant publishers only need apply".
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#55Love the concept, good sci-fi is hard to come by. Design thought: the reading experience would be vastly improved by a larger font size and shorter line length. See https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/ or similar for inspiration.
> Love the concept, good sci-fi is hard to come by.
Have you checked out the major SF magazines? Analog, Asimov's, and F&SF? I've got an Analog subscription for Kindle ($3/month) and that keeps me supplied with enough science fiction that I find good to fill up all the time I have for reading science fiction.
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#56Congratulations on your first issue! I'm curious if you have considered suggesting people put their experiences working with your magazine on the Submissions Grinder or Duotrope. I know at least the Submissions Grinder posts the latest updates on its homepage and it might attract you to more writers. Also how much have you considered social media in talking to both fans and authors to keep updates on your magazine, upcoming contests, perhaps a yearly anthology of 'best hits', etc?
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#57Congratulations on your first issue! I'm curious if you have considered suggesting people put their experiences working with your magazine on the Submissions Grinder or Duotrope. I know at least the Submissions Grinder posts the latest updates on its homepage and it might attract you to more writers. Also how much have you considered social media in talking to both fans and authors to keep updates on your magazine, u…
Thanks! I had not considered encouraging authors to post their experiences, I will look into it.
We are also working on our social media presence. We have a Twitter account (@CompellingSF) but no Facebook presence yet. We're mostly relying on email currently, however, and that will continue to be our primary communication mechanism.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a great idea, and we're currently working on a system that will accomplish this.
Consider becoming a kindle magazine. I subscribe to F+SF and would surely subscribe. Its mainly a convenience feature, magically new issues appear on my tablet as they're released and magically you get a predictable monthly cash flow. I subscribe to 2600 on my kindle; its clearly not a "giant publishers only need apply".
Unfortunately Amazon has discontinued "Kindle Publishing for Newspapers & Magazines Beta". A lot of the small magazines that signed up through that program were grandfathered in. I've sent a query about other ways to get periodicals published, but haven't yet heard back.
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#59Can we get it in print?
Not right now, but I'll be looking in to it down the road.
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#60Congratulations on your first issue! I'm curious if you have considered suggesting people put their experiences working with your magazine on the Submissions Grinder or Duotrope. I know at least the Submissions Grinder posts the latest updates on its homepage and it might attract you to more writers. Also how much have you considered social media in talking to both fans and authors to keep updates on your magazine, u…
Thanks! I had not considered encouraging authors to post their experiences, I will look into it. We are also working on our social media presence. We have a Twitter account (@CompellingSF) but no Facebook presence yet. We're mostly relying on email currently, however, and that will continue to be our primary communication mechanism.
I will note that the Grinder and Duotrope are writer-contributed anyways so someone will eventually list your magazine there. I only suggest this because both those sites cater to writers looking for markets to submit work. The more writers contribute the stronger your magazine looks in terms of writer's perspective.
Good luck and I hope to look forward to many future releases to come!