Running a zine can be tough.
Much like writing, it's a labor of love and at times, it can be frustrating as hell
People get busy, they lose interest, they move onto other projects.
I hate it when I see yet another zine go down. In the last three years I’ve been reading crime fiction online, I’ve seen Demolition, Hardluck Stories, Flashes in the Gutter, DZ Allen’s Muzzle Flash, Shred of Evidence, Mouth full of Bullets, Crooked, Eastern Standard Crime, the Feral Pages all go down for various reasons.
Some of these publications were down right groundbreaking.
Some were so-so efforts.
But all of them served a purpose.
They provided an outlet for emerging writers, a source of entertainment for readers.
And once again, I get it, people get busy, but I still hate to see it.
And it makes me even sadder to report that Tony Black’s Pulppusher is now kaput.
Shitty.
In the past when this type of thing happened, you shrugged it off and moved on. Maybe you sent it out for reprint at a zine like always excellent A-Twist of Noir, or the story just sat on your hard drive.
Well, I’m going to offer to do something for those authors who formerly had stories, interviews and articles on Pulppusher.
If you’d like, I will convert your story into a PDF and I will archive it on the Crimefactory website.
If the response is great enough, I’ll gather the stories together and edit them into an e-book anthology so that these stories will never disappear.
People get busy, they lose interest, they move onto other projects.
I hate it when I see yet another zine go down. In the last three years I’ve been reading crime fiction online, I’ve seen Demolition, Hardluck Stories, Flashes in the Gutter, DZ Allen’s Muzzle Flash, Shred of Evidence, Mouth full of Bullets, Crooked, Eastern Standard Crime, the Feral Pages all go down for various reasons.
Some of these publications were down right groundbreaking.
Some were so-so efforts.
But all of them served a purpose.
They provided an outlet for emerging writers, a source of entertainment for readers.
And once again, I get it, people get busy, but I still hate to see it.
And it makes me even sadder to report that Tony Black’s Pulppusher is now kaput.
Shitty.
In the past when this type of thing happened, you shrugged it off and moved on. Maybe you sent it out for reprint at a zine like always excellent A-Twist of Noir, or the story just sat on your hard drive.
Well, I’m going to offer to do something for those authors who formerly had stories, interviews and articles on Pulppusher.
If you’d like, I will convert your story into a PDF and I will archive it on the Crimefactory website.
If the response is great enough, I’ll gather the stories together and edit them into an e-book anthology so that these stories will never disappear.
If you’re interested, contact me at rawsonkeith_at_gmaildotcom
Hate to see this. But your "Running a zine can be tough" is 100% spot on.
ReplyDeleteAwful nice of you and a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThat's not only a fabulous idea, Keith, it's also remarkably generous and wise.
ReplyDeleteKeith, you are one of the good guys...
ReplyDeleteAnd a big thank you to Tony Black. A gentleman and a fine, fine writer.
Keith you are a gent. Pity about Pulp Pusher though.
ReplyDeleteKeith, you are a gent as Paul and the others have said - a very generous idea. I have (had) a story at the sadly missed PP - I'll fire you over an email.
ReplyDeleteKind regards.
I'm new to most of this Keith but I've got to say that's a great offer by you. It will give the likes of myself a chance to read some great writing that, as you said, would just disappear.
ReplyDeleteA true gent, nice one.
Regards, David.
I'd like to take you up on that, too. What do I need to do? I saw it coming but closed my eyes.
ReplyDeletekeith: if i haven't said so already...lemme in.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Pulp Pusher is still with us, if at a different URL: http://pulppusher.moonfruit.com/
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