Compelling Science Fiction
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Compelling Science Fiction
The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction
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How HN took it
16 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Pays six cents per word and author-friendly SFWA-based contract
From 3 comments
This is a very interesting project. Are you self financing the entire operation? The "about us" page has some info on your review process. It seems those are volunteers or are…
kriro on HNAwesome 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…
matthewwiese on HNI'm sorry I missed your question the last time around. Yes, you retain the copyright, I just buy 'first world electronic print rights.' This means that I'm buying exclusive…
mojoe on HN
Good stories and original concept
From 3 comments
Wow, this is an awesome idea! I'm a very casual sci-fi fan (don't make too much time to read any more) but this appeals to me a lot. I like how you've structured everything as…
arcticfox on HNGlad to see all the positive feedback here. I volunteered as a reader/advisor for this first edition and wanted to take this chance to say the experience was great. Joe is very…
unknownzero on HNJust read Gaia's Children (~35min) - a great piece. I actually listened to it in the car on the way to work using iOS's text-to-speech, which was very good quality.
paulvs on HN
Objections
Copy editing errors make stories hard to read
From 1 comment
Interesting stories. Better copy editing would make them easier to read. "Ed had shouted on them like this" "No real kidnapper hauls around a struggling, scream-seeking captive"…
cant_kant on HN
Default site design is hard to read
From 2 comments
Love 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…
3stripe on HNI thought the default look of the site was a bit hard to read, so I made two themes for Stylebot. If you have Stylebot installed you can go to the site, click the Stylebot icon…
kecks on HN
Missing page title tags and large image, site has rough edges
From 2 comments
Something I noticed when I bookmarked the site: none of the pages have a <title> tag.
6581 on HNThe PNG is pretty large. I compressed it with tinypng to a quarter the size.
jacobush on HN
Requests
Epub or Kindle delivery
From 3 comments
Would you consider publishing an epub format version (either of the individual stories or altogether for each issue)?
anotherevan on HNhey, 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..
nicois on HNConsider 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…
VLM on HN
Print edition
From 2 comments
Can we get it in print?
bencollier49 on HNMaybe they could add an option to order an on-demand print from a service like Lulu.com
da4c30ff on HN
RSS feed
From 1 comment
Quick nitpick: Could you add a RSS feed? I think it would be a nice alternative to the mailing list.
JD557 on HN
Questions
Author rights and contract terms
From 1 comment
I asked this on the original thread too but never got an answer, and I ask it again because I'm not familiar with how publishing works: If I submit a series of short stories,…
personjerry on HN
How the project is financially sustained
From 1 comment
This is a very interesting project. Are you self financing the entire operation? The "about us" page has some info on your review process. It seems those are volunteers or are…
kriro on HN
Alternatives named
Escapepod
From 1 comment
Some more sci-fi: https://escapepod.org/
ashitlerferad on HN
Analog, Asimov's, and F&SF magazines
From 1 comment
> 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)…
tzs on HN
Clarkesworld via Weightless Books
From 1 comment
Would you consider distributing the magazine (including subscriptions) via Weightless Books [1]? They are also handing lots of other magazines like Clarkesworld, Locus, NYRSF,…
sohkamyung on HN