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AlexMoisi
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| Posted 3/9/2008 2:13 AM (GMT -4) |   | Here is a mail I received from the editor of NoctemAeternus (I was on their mailing list)
o the Darkly Faithful,
I have always considered Noctem Aeternus Magazine as a vehicle to expand the horror
genre, and to add a good paying market for its writers.
My idea was to create a quality PDF delivered quarterly. The plan was to make the
subscription free so we could build a huge circulation, where we could use those numbers
in a national sells effort. The goal was to have 30,000 subscribers before the first issue hit
mailboxes . . . unfortunately we only reached 6,000 subscribers.
I paid over $2,000 out of my own pocket to pay the writers for the first issue because we
did not have sufficient advertising. The money is not the issue . . . however, the fact that I
misjudged the number of folks signing up for a free product is.
My life is changing, and I simply cannot continue with the business model I set out with.
As many of you know, my wife and I are expecting our first child in August. We have been
married for 15 years and this something that has already changed everything. We are also
in the process of purchasing a bigger house so when the little one grows into the bigger
one, we'll have the room and I won't have to give up my den or office.
So, with all that said, I am announcing that Noctem Aeternus is no more. The first issue
was its last, unfortunately.
I want to thank each of you for subscribing and supporting. I have heard from hundreds of
you about how much you enjoyed the first issue, the stories, the authors.
I also want to thank the authors who became a part of the ride. I had the pleasure of
working with some of the best in the business. You are all fantastic.
I want to especially thank Jude-Marie Greene, Rob Darnell, Brian J. Hatcher, Paula Guran,
and Ada McMurray for all the hard work and excellent views. I can never say enough about
these folks.
All pending submissions are released back to respective authors. I hope you all sell them
for more money than you could have made with us.
I am not going away in the genre; I am just letting the magazine go. I will continue to
write, edit anthologies, and hopefully write some more . . .
I will keep this email list going so I can send emails occasionally about upcoming projects
and so forth. You are invited to stay, but you can opt-out at any time.
Thanks again,
Michael Knost
for more of me & a few unprofesional market reviews check out
www.dracken.co.nr
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