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Joined: Dec 19, 2002 Posts: 26 Location: Madison, Ohio
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:35 am Post subject:
Focus is an important part of the growth of any community, and for years, the Small Press/ Independent network has lacked Focus. As newsletters rose and fell during the 90's so did new pockets of the network evolve and move off on their own. Computers have brought even more avenues for creative people to express themselves, and more ways for people to find support networks for creators. There are lots of them out there now, and it's great to have options for creators to find themselves.
But here's what's been missing: Focus. As each person tries to expand their readership, there are very few places a person can go to find the Big Picture. A place where everyone can look to find the new, and be seen.
Well I'm not going to say that the work we're doing with the Small Press Association and in the Obscurity Unlimited magazine has reached that level yet. But what I would like to say is that we are trying. And we know there are lots of people who like and enjoy the efforts, and we know there are people who have their reservations about it.
Why does that matter? Well, it's the only monthly small press review print magazine there is. And it needs your support. Whether you agree with everything the SPA stands for and does, you should be reading this magazine because it offers the widest view of small press every month available to the public. And with your support and help, it could become the focus the small press/ independent arena has lacked. So, in the interest of jump-starting people's reading of OU, we're going to make an offer...and here it is...
Go to this page:
http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/Catalogs/Dimestore/ObscurityMag.asp
and order a sample copy. Anyone who orders a sample copy from now through the end of April will get TWO issues, for the price of one. Also, anyone who orders a Six Month subscription will also get a free 6-block full color advertisement to use any way they please. We're hoping that this offer will bring more people into giving OU a good looking over, and that in that end, the small press/ independent arena will grow closer and we can do more about getting more readers for all of our publications.
We are all just individuals, making our way in a medium that we love. We can break the mold, and use cards that weren't dealt to us, to make a better network for us all. So this post might seem like an advertisement...but in reality it is much more. It's a ray of hope that I hope people can feel the warmth in.
Ian Shires _________________ Ian Shires, Publisher
Dimestore Productions
Join the Small Press Association!
www.dimestoreproductions.com/Forum
This looks like it could be a very interesting 'zine but in the Web Comics section of your site how is it that you missed all the 3d authors present here at Animotions?
Joined: Dec 19, 2002 Posts: 26 Location: Madison, Ohio
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 2:46 am Post subject:
I haven't missed them...we've missed each-other. I'll be happy to add each and every one of them to that links page, just need to convince each one to send me an e-mail with their URL. I'll go make that request in that section right now.
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