February 24, 2010 – 11:35 am
by Michael A. Burstein
We tend to define a genre by what we call the “elements” of that genre. A lot of these elements are plot points or “furniture” that such stories have in common. Defining a genre is a way of helping readers find new fiction similar to stories they’ve read before and enjoyed. For example, and to be rather simplistic about it, if you have liked previous stories that you have read that have spaceships in them, you’re likely to enjoy reading new stories with spaceships in them.
February 19, 2010 – 11:10 am
We’re proud to announce that two Apex published stories have earned coveted Nebula Award nominations.
January 27, 2010 – 8:00 am
by Michael A. Burstein
Why do we pigeonhole our stories into genres?
by Michael A. Burstein
Reading back over my previous discussion about valuing creator’s work properly, I’ve been pondering the correct way to ask someone to provide something for free. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about the request I had received to allow a nonprofit to reprint a story of mine in exchange for exposure. And I asked myself, if they knew from the outset that they couldn’t offer me any money at all, was there a way they could have asked me that would have led to my agreement?
by Jason Sizemore
When I first wrote about Google’s offer of exposure to the artists, I didn’t think I’d be writing about it again for another two days running. But as I keep thinking about the questions of how much creative work is valued and how much it should be valued, more thoughts I want to share come to mind.
by Michael A. Burstein
Yesterday I wrote about getting paid for creative work, and sifting through the comments I realize that there is a point I’d like to make clearer or address better.
by Michael A. Burstein
As a freelance writer, I frequently find myself concerned with the question of how much a particular piece of writing is worth. In general, the market sets the rates for writing, usually offering a few cents a word for a piece of fiction and more than that for a piece of nonfiction. We tend to expect a professional website to offer something reasonable for the use of our work, even in the Internet era of quick links and frictionless copying. My basic rule is a simple one; if the magazine or website is making money by selling advertising or access to their content, then I should be given some sort of payment for generating that content in the first place.
by Jennifer Brozek
Vampires are the apex predator in fiction today. They are deadly, sexy, enticing, terrifying, and ideal as both a menace and an attraction. We love to read about these intriguing monsters. Love to defeat them. Love to be defeated by them. John Joseph Adams put together a collection of vampire stories that not only flows well together but shows off the best and worst aspects of our favorite creature of the night.
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Also tagged anne rice, By Blood We Live, elizabeth bear, Harry Turtledove, Jane Yolen, jennifer brozek, joe hill, John Joseph Adams, John Lanagan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, neil gaiman, Night Shade Books, Reviews, Stephen King, Tad Williams
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This month’s Apex Magazine is a special one. For the first time, we welcomed a guest editor into the fold. Michael A. Burstein, esteemed writer (and now editor!) adds his personal flavor with two original works, along with a classic reprint.
by Michael A. Burstein
I had read unsolicited manuscripts before, for other science fiction magazines and even for a book publisher. So I knew that I would receive a lot of stories, and that it would take me quite a while to sift through them. But I also discovered a few things about editing an issue of a science fiction magazine that I wasn’t expecting, and with Jason’s permission I thought I would share them.
by Michael A. Burstein
As we mentioned when we announced the special issue earlier this year, the theme of the issue is memory or, more specifically, the slipperiness of history and the dangers of forgetting the past.
March 18, 2009 – 10:09 am
Joseph Mallozzi has chosen Michael A. Burstein’s book I Remember the Future as his Book of the Month. Mallozzi (a recent celebrity Apex blogger), is a writer and producer for the popular Stargate television franchise and maintains an active and high-profile blog.
We encourage you to step through the internet gate and join the conversation with [...]
This week: a happy ending to the saga of Realms of Fantasy, the future of Adventures in SciFi Publishing, a store-wide Apex sale, and reviews of I Remember the Future and Open Your Eyes.
I Remember the Future: The Award-Nominated Stories of Michael A. Burstein has earned two Roundtable Award nominations.
February 22, 2009 – 8:00 am
Learn more about Jason Sizemore’s upcoming anthology and convention appearances and Michael A. Burstein’s interview, as well as recent industry news on the future of Cemetery Dance, a new dark humor market (Dog Oil Press), and December book sales.
By SarahBrandel
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Also tagged beam me up, book sales, cemetery dance, context 22, dog oil press, editor guest, jason sizemore, locus magazine, paying it forward, richard chizmar, the chronic rift, writers workshop of horror
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February 1, 2009 – 8:00 am
Roundup of Apex news from January 25 to January 31, 2009.
January 25, 2009 – 8:00 am
by Sarah Brandel
A summary of Apex news from 1/18/09 to 1/24/09, accompanied by a light link salad.
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Also tagged apex bestsellers of 2008, apex magazine anthology, cemetery dance, deanna toxopeus, i remember the future, jason sizemore, jennifer pelland, link salad, michelle lee, plagiarism today, Reviews, revolutionsf, stoker preliminary ballot, sunday roundup, the fix, unwelcome bodies
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January 18, 2009 – 8:00 am
by Sarah Brandel
A summary of Apex news from January 11, 2009, to January 17, 2009.
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Also tagged Alethea Kontis, apex digest, apex magazine, apex web team, astronomy picture of the day, harlan county horrors, hugo nominations, jason sizemore, link salad, Mari Adkins, Matt Wallace, save the short story, sunday roundup, the fix, the next fix, the year's best fantasy and horror
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January 13, 2009 – 2:58 pm
Multi-Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated author Michael A. Burstein will be editing our April issue of Apex Magazine. For complete details, see the press release on our blog.
January 13, 2009 – 2:55 pm
PRESS RELEASE
Apex Magazine is delighted to announce that the April issue will be a special one devoted to the concept of how the future will remember the past, and edited by award-winning writer and Apex author Michael A. Burstein.
“Ever since we published Michael’s collection I Remember the Future, we’ve been hoping that Michael could find [...]
