Okay, it's just a story, but...
Earlier this year I blogged about the new literary magazine, Please Don't. The first issue is on the web, and includes "a collaborative serialized novel," written by Pete Coco, Scott Stealey, and other writers. The first chapter cliffhanger ends with the question, "Did you just kill Axl Rose?" I still dig this pulp fiction strategy.
In real news, the Virginia Quarterly Review just revealed a new problem for fledgling writers in the digital age. They can respond to your submission at the speed of light. These figures are amazing...
"At least a few people each week are upset because they heard back from us too quickly ... we’ve received nineteen submission this morning, 232 submissions are recommended for declination by readers, eight are recommended for acceptance, 1,469 submissions are currently in the hopper and readers have made six recommendations today. September submissions required an average of 18.89 days for a final decision to be made, October averaged 14.84 days, and November is at 10.5 days."
Finally, if you are looking to build your journalism toolkit, check out Multimedia Shooter--a group blog with some practical, high-class advice that hopes to "reveal the ways hardware and software can improve our multimedia/storytelling skills." Dig it here...
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