Dec. 2009 giveaway promotion for bloggers
I wasn’t planning on doing another one of these promotions this year, but I find myself with fifteen advance copies of the December issue, so I’m looking to give away to anyone in North America who will blog about the issue. (Sorry, overseas readers, but international mailing rates are just too high for F&SF to foot the bill.) So here’s how it works:
1) Go to the F&SF Contact us page: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/contact.htm
2) Fill in your name and address and send a message indicating that you will blog about the issue.
3) After your issue arrives, comment about the issue on your blog and send us a link to your comments.
That’s it.
If you’ve participated in one of these bloggers’ promotions before, please give someone else the chance to try F&SF for free.
Thanks.
—Gordon V. G .
On the subject of blogging
I thought this was worthy of note:
Sept. 19, 2008: Jose Saramago starts a blog
http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/jose-saramago-85-starts-blog
Sept. 2, 2009: Jose Saramago gives up blog:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhsTZip0ns2jLZclMuqLZG4cYdyg
And here’s the blog itself: http://josesaramago.blogspot.com/
(I think it’s curious that the news item on Saramago giving up his blog doesn’t link to the blog itself).
—GVG
Writing workshop at Anticipation
I’m told that there’s some problem spreading the word about the writing workshop at this year’s Worldcon, so here’s a link in case anyone cares to spread the word:
http://birdhousefrog.livejournal.com/127850.html
—Gordon V.G.
Aug/Sept issue giveaway for bloggers
It has been a while since we’ve done one of these promotions, but I’ve got about two dozen advance copies of the new issue that I’m looking to give away to anyone in North America who will blog about the issue. (Sorry, overseas readers, but international mailing rates are just too high for F&SF to foot the bill.) So here’s how it works:
1) Go to the F&SF Contact us page: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/contact.htm
2) Fill in your name and address and send a message indicating that you will blog about the issue.
3) After your issue arrives, comment about the issue on your blog and send us a link to your comments.
That’s it.
If you’ve participated in one of these bloggers’ promotions before, please give someone else the chance to try F&SF for free.
Thanks.
—Gordon V. G .
Fictionwise acquired by Barnes & Noble
In case anyone is wondering if the acquisition of Fictionwise by Barnes & Noble will affect their F&SF subscription, it sounds unlikely:
http://www.fictionwise.com/bn.htm
If I hear anything more, I’ll post it, but for now, it’s safe to assume that we’ll have business as usual with the good folks at Fictionwise. And I congratulate them on this deal, which sounds like it will be good for all parties.
—Gordon V.G.
