Amazing what you can do…
Despite our son deciding not to take a nap at all today, Kay and I still managed to find time to read through the rest of the Flash Fiction submissions. Let me tell you, it was HARD to choose! Our...
View ArticleFlash Fiction contest voting is OPEN!
The ten finalists for the Flash Fiction contest have been posted! You can read them all right here. Don’t forget to vote! P.S. – a couple of the entries had a glitch that caused us to not receive the...
View ArticleAn early post
Well earlier than usual, because I want to get to bed before midnight. The Print edition of Issue 8 is essentially done. It’s edited, formatted, proofread… all that’s missing is 2 biographies which I...
View ArticleSounds to me like you’ve got rhythm to spare
First: today I finally got the last of the rejection letters out. Although I said so in the letters, I also want to apologize again to anyone reading here who had to wait this long. Our turnaround time...
View ArticleTime for a proper update
Since my post last night was only about the release of Issue 8, Here’s a proper post about yesterday (6/30). First, to whomever went and tracked down the Flash Fiction poll AFTER the deadline, even...
View ArticleAnd all for them and you and me
It’s a nice feeling, to be sitting there thinking about the upcoming issue and realize that there’s literally nothing, at that moment, that I could do to progress things. Today I got the HTML templates...
View ArticleI’m not meant to play this part
You people are really keeping us busy. The submissions keep on coming. We’ve whittled them down to a slim pool… it turned out to be tougher than we expected. I don’t know why I’d be surprised, it makes...
View ArticleI blink and answer “Neon.”
I was up late last night getting the issue out, so I was exhausted and forgot to post. This morning I posted separately about Issue 9′s content. So yesterday… oye. Well we got a bunch of stories at the...
View ArticleSuch a small place between conform and crazy
Finally finished editing Issue 10 today and sent everything back to the writers. Only about 10 or 11 days until we get to start on Issue 11! *DIES* We’ve heard back from a few of them already, so I...
View ArticleNo one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick
Maybe this is going to be the norm, and I shouldn’t be surprised, but it has. the proof of Issue 10 has already been shipped. This morning I woke to find an email from Createspace, informing me that...
View ArticleOpen up the throttle and stir a little dust
As I mentioned in a post earlier, Issue 9′s cover art was featured in a post on BoingBoing. It drove a lot of traffic to the site, which was a nice surprise – we didn’t know about the post until it’d...
View ArticleRighting wrongs and singing songs, being mighty all day long
What a weekend. I got my second migraine of the week on Saturday, and our son hasn’t been feeling well, so I didn’t get to anywhere near as much as I’d wanted to. We did get the proof copy of issue 11...
View ArticleMakes me wanna turn around and face me
Today was primarily a reading day. We had a mild uptick in submissions, which we hope means we’re hitting that rush we’ve been half-expecting. We’ve already read a few that we’re extremely pleased...
View ArticleDamned if I’ll yield at the end of the chase
It was too late to post last night when I finally had the chance, although in my sleep-deprived state the results would have been pretty entertaining. Editing happened! We got a couple pieces of issue...
View ArticlePlease don’t point and stare, we’re just technologically impaired
We had a little blackout tonight. A fierce rainstorm knocked out the power on our block. It was only about 10 minutes, but it did knock us offline. Fortunately our son was already asleep and didn’t...
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Issue 11 – Horror – is alive! IT’S ALIVE!
Issue 11 of Crossed Genres has been released! “Horrorific” by Jonatan Iversen-Ejve FICTION Coded Obsession by Richard S. Levine The Drain by M. Palmer Damaged On Every Level by Barbara Ann Wright...
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I played around as well I was able
So much to do… so much to talk about… I’m barely awake after staying up past 1am to deal with the website issues and then actually get the new issue released. But there is much to blog about, so here I...
View ArticleUsually Kind To Smaller Man
Stats! Now that we’ve closed submissions on our first year of issues, I went and counted up our Fiction submission totals. I found some very interesting things about our Male/Female submission ratios....
View ArticleLate at night I toss and I turn
I’ll make a proper post tomorrow, with updates on the past couple of days. It’s been a crazy weekend, with the website being down for a good part of it. Still sorting things out from the results of...
View ArticleYou’ve got a real type of thing going down
Whew! What a weekend! The site was down for about 24 hours. This was due to some unforeseen (and still not completely explained) issues when moving the site to a new server. Our webguru Matt worked his...
View ArticleAnd in a startled voice he says to what’s before his eyes
WOW so much to tell! First and foremost: the print edition of Issue 12 has been finalized! Today was another example of speediness by the printer: Submitted at 11:58 am, proof ordered at 3:26 pm, proof...
View ArticleThey said I probably shouldn’t fly with just one eye
Progress is progressing! The print edition of Issue 12 is done! The 2nd proof arrived yesterday, and Kay and I both went through it with a fine-toothed comb for any little errors. Then I fixed up what...
View ArticleThere’s a name for it, there’s a phrase that fits
Yesterday the general public got its first glimpse at a sneak peek of the LGBTQ issue’s cover art. Or at least, those who visited Tor.com did. Pablo Defendini and Richard Rhorer delivered on their...
View ArticleGot very few complaints so far
Short post today, because… bleah. It’s 1 in the morning and I’ve been dealing with crises all night. Most of it not a big deal… most. At any rate I’m not going into it, but it’s a pain in the ass....
View ArticleWell then, friend, it seems to me you pick and choose
Issue 12 is pretty much complete. Everything’s been double-checked, all the templates have been prepped as far as they can be. I even wrote up the little descriptions for the new items in the store (a...
View ArticleMy eyes beheld an eerie sight
Getting anxious for Halloween. Halloween means our Halloween/Issue 12 party, and the day after, Release Day. Oh yeah. We actually have more to do to prepare for the party then we do for the Release!...
View ArticleSomething visual that’s not too abysmal
In a couple days there will be anyway! Sorry about the lack of posts. We’re working hard, really! Yesterday there was a lot of reading. We’ve reached the point where submissions increase at the end of...
View ArticleIssue 12 (LGBTQ) has been released!
The long-awaited LGBTQ issue of Crossed Genres has been released! FICTION: “Crawl” by Kate Bachus “Cold” by Melissa S. Green “Finished” by C.A. Young “The Tale of the Innocent Little Mermaid Statue” by...
View ArticleBring your good times, and your laughter too
What an awesome day! The LGBTQ issue has been released! The early response has been wonderful! To our utter delight, today has been the best single day of traffic to our site… EVER. Not by a small...
View ArticleIt’s got an evil attitude
Sory for the lack of posting in the past few days. The release of Issue 12, and then me and my whole family getting sick, slowed us down considerably. I think we knew we were all getting sick even back...
View ArticleThe most unpleasant part of running an SF/F magazine
When I started writing this blog, it was with the intent of showing what goes into the production of a small science fiction & fantasy magazine. Obviously we don’t have a lock on the only way to do...
View ArticleIssue 13 has been released!
Crossed Genres issue 13 Action/Adventure is here! - Five exciting tales of fantastic adventure! - Article Influencing Winter Song by author Colin Harvey - Playfully thrilling cover art High Sky Piracy...
View ArticleBack in the saddle again… again
I’m going to make a concerted effort now to get back to making at least a small post each day. Today the print edition of Issue 15 was finalized submitted and approved, the proof was ordered and...
View ArticleHigh adventure that’s beyond compare
A fast bullet-points post today, because we’re very busy and I’m exhausted. 1) Sunday is the LAST DAY to submit to the ANTIHERO issue! Thus far subs have been pretty solid – we’re well over last...
View ArticleWhat a gush of euphony voluminously wells
Tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to send in your submissions for issue 17: ANTIHERO! On Monday we’ll begin accepting submissions for our Eastern issue. Read issue 4: CRIME before it’s gone forever! It...
View ArticleChapter 3 of Kelly Jennings’ Broken Slate is up! Free to read!
Chapter 3 of Kelly Jennings‘ novel Broken Slate has been posted on the Crossed Genres website! You can read Broken Slate for free! New chapters are posted every other Tuesday!
View ArticleReaders, Interviewer & Website Manager needed!
Due to our increased workload now that we’re re-launching CG Magazine as a pro-rate market, we need to bring aboard some extra help. These are volunteer positions (like all positions at CG), but...
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