I Heart The Speculative Fiction Review

Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Carlos

Just found this web site, and I’m wondering why it took me so long. To my mind, the Speculative Fiction Review presents one of the most positive visions for book publishing out there for everyone involved. Readers get cheap books that fall outside the formulaic plots traditional publishers prefer (they somehow think rehashed ideas and cookie-stamp characters are a safer economic bet), writers get a 40% cut of profits without having to submit work through an agent, and, through the web site, a community of writers and fans is created. Web 2.0 at its best, if you ask me. The only limitation I see right now is that I don’t have a full-length manuscript in a genre they’re accepting. If I did, I would submit it to them in a heartbeat.