Well, damn

[ksmith]

Baen's Universe is closing.

So much for the story I was going to try to sell them...

Comments

[sazettel.livejournal.com]

Well, BLEEP! They were trying to do good, I had hoped they were doing well by it.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Oh, what a shame.

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

Alas, it was bound to happen. The short fiction markets are almost impossible to keep afloat while paying writers a decent rate.

A shame. It was a great mag.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I remember when I saw the subscription numbers a couple of years ago, and I was surprised at how low they were. IIRC, they were between 2500-3000. I don't recall whether they were straight subs, Universe Club, or both.

I sold one novella to them, and received about 75% what I was paid for my first novel. It was bloody marvelous. But I did wonder if they would be able to sustain it.

[windrose.livejournal.com]

Aw, crap. I was looking forward to adding them to my collection of rejection letters.