Featured in this issue:
Behind the Scenes with Fate and Fangs
What Does a Publisher Do Exactly?
Story Time
Poetry Palooza
Alpha Reviews
Mind Fog Reviews
Literary Lunes Magazine, October issue
Beth Ann Masarik
Copyright 2011 by Beth Ann Masarik
Table of Contents
Letter from the editor……………………………………………….pg. 1
What Does a Publisher Do Exactly?..........................................................pg. 2
Fate and Fangs………………………………………………………pg. 3
The Den……………………………………………………………..pg. 6
Durango A Rustlers Paradise………………………………………..pg. 10
Poetry Palooza……………………………………………………...pg. 16
Alpha Reviews……………………………………………………...pg. 17
Mind Fog Reviews………………………………………………….pg. 20
Our Partners………………………………………………………..pg. 22
The Staff…………………………………………………………...pg. 23
Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers,
Thank you all for your support of Literary Lunes. This has been a very successful year so far, and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your hard work and talent. We have successfully put out eight whole issues, with our first one being put out in March of this year. We have at least fifty website subscribers, and that’s not counting those who are unsubscribed either. We have several of those as well, and I’d like to thank those readers for downloading and reading the magazine (whoever you are ).
I know that this issue is way late, but it still came out, right? There will be some very exciting things coming to Literary Lunes Magazine beginning the first of the year. I will list a highlight of just some of the changes and updates.
The grand opening of Literary Lunes Press…will be happening on January 1, 2012. LLP, is a publishing company that I am running, where I will be selling all things Literary Lunes related. For example, the anthology I am putting together, as well as the collector’s editions of the magazine.
Bi-monthly issues beginning January 1, 2012, as opposed to monthly issues
Printed hard copies of issues will be printed through magcloud, which is a free print on demand service (similar to createspace) starting in November of this year as a test run.
A broader distribution apparatus. More details to follow
Paid advertising. More details to follow
A new and improved website. Same location, but will be more efficient.
A cafepress for the fans of Literary Lunes Magazine. Will be selling buttons, posters, etc. to help cover the cost of the website.
Don’t worry, e-copies of the magazine will remain free, and the printed copies will be at a reasonably low price. I know that times are tough, but let’s face it…people want to see their work in print, and not just an e-book. I will let you all know the details when I have more information.
Thank you again everyone for your support!
Sincerely,
Beth Ann Masarik
What Do Publishers Do Exactly?
By Beth Ann Masarik
Being a new author, and someone who has tried both sides of the publishing pole, I personally feel that it is easier to go through a publisher, rather than to go through self-publishing. Why, you may ask? Well, that’s because a publisher will do all of the “dirty work” for you. They will go through the trouble of finding an editor for your novel, a cover designer, and they will even format and print your book for you. Some publishers, depending on how popular they are, may even offer you a cash advance for your book!
While I have no problems with self-publishing, it can often be quite costly depending on the route you go. You have to do all of your own advertising, something that a publisher will do for you.
Don’t get me wrong, I have no problems with self-publishing, and if you have the money and the resources to do so, then all the more power to you! It’s really just a matter of preference. I personally think that it is easier to go through a publisher like Otherworld Publications, Darkside Publishing, or even Ravenrock Publishing, but then again, I’m not that savvy when it comes to formatting books. I’d personally rather right them.
Remember folks, there no right or wrong way to publish. Go with the way you feel is best for you. I know several authors who are doing very for themselves that went the self-publishing route.