The 22-cent solution
Bert Archer reports on an author who has found a way of bypassing traditional publishing methods — and receiving an infusion of much-needed cash — by setting up a subscription service for his short fiction. Primarily a science fiction author, Bruce Holland Rogers e-mails three stories a month to subscribers for the low cost of $8 per year, which works out to 22 cents a story. The stories range from 200 to 2,000 words, and though most contain elements of the fantastic, their appeal extends far beyond hardcore sci-fi fans. So far, Rogers is earning almost $250 a month for his subscriber-only fiction.
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Read the article in the Toronto Star
Read samples of Roger’s work
