08/09/08 10:02 - 65ºF - ID#45286

Hmmm....

Well, that BRO article was posted, and we managed to convince Rust Belt Books that aren't an evil corporation so they'd carry our magazine. A week of steady progress, but I'd love to find new ways to get the word out. Maybe I'll rent a zeppelin....

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08/02/08 12:27 - 73ºF - ID#45224

BRO is on the case.

Sent out some mini-press-releases the other day in an attempt to egt the word out about GF. A fellow named Eli from Buffalo Rising contacted me in response, and we held a brief tete-a-tete over the phone today. I'm looking forward to the article, particulary seeing just what the heck I told him. Dang short-term memory!

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07/22/08 06:10 - 69ºF - ID#45106

Out There

I've been wondering how it would sound to say this: Greenfern is now available for purchase at Talking Leaves on Elmwood.

Cool, right? I dropped off a copy about a week ago and got the word today that they would put it on their shelves. Hoofed it over there right quick and dropped off a handful. It was all very official-seeming, what with the signatures and the publishing vocab and all.

The next step is marketing. Joel has graciously given permission to use his cover artwork for flyers, etc. so expect to see it around soon.

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07/12/08 12:11 - 82ºF - ID#44978

They're in

The mags are here, waiting to be sent out in the world to do their great work.

This is the fun part -- figuring out what to do for marketing, how to get the thing in stores, etc. And by 'fun', I mean 'mystifying'. Lots to learn.

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07/04/08 01:16 - 71ºF - ID#44859

On its way

The process of actually getting this magazine printed has turned out to be a bit of a pain, but only because the printer's hours are 9-5 on weekdays. You know, the hours that a lot of people work. Delivering the files (way too big to be emailed), picking up a proof, making revisions, dropping them off, and getting a revised proof becomes a major endeavor when you have to ask off work every time.

The good news is that the green light has been given and we'll have the mags in hand next week. We're doing some funky post-printing stuff which will take a little time, so with any luck next weekend we'll be able to start the "hey, you wanna sell our magazine" project.

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06/26/08 05:47 - 75ºF - ID#44793

Book fair?

Anybody know anything about the Buffalo Book Fair? Apparently it's on a Friday this year, and in a different location. I can't seem to get the Contact page to work -- anybody have the straight dope?

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06/16/08 06:24 - 73ºF - ID#44670

Join the revolution.

I don't know if I understand the mentality behind the development of open source software, but I'm sure glad it exists. All of the greenfern work is done on open source (with the exception of the OS). Open Office, GIMP, Firefox, gmail, etc. I have no complaints to date -- you'll have to let us know how it looks.

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05/31/08 11:40 - 59ºF - ID#44497

What the heck in kerning anyway?

So it looks like there's a typographers convention in Ye Olde B-Lo this summer:

. Now, I'm not really a big fonts guy (I couldn't even make it through that Helvetica documentary), but any event where masters discuss their craft has to be pretty cool, right?

The banner on the website features this guy:

Seems the whole world has gone steampunk.

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05/24/08 11:27 - 58ºF - ID#44439

Plodding

A fairly slow week in the GF world. Waiting on a few folks to get back to me on various matters, and then we will be ready to rock, and also to roll.

I've started poking around on the tuberwebs for info on grants related to this kind of project. It seems there are people and organizations who have money and want to give it to other people and organizations. <russian accent> What a country! </russian accent>.

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05/16/08 05:59 - 60ºF - ID#44371

So, what is it?

I started this estrip account to chronicle adventures in publishing.

Greenfern Magazine will very shortly be available. It's a literary magazine, featuring fiction, personal essays, and columns by Buffalo writers and traditional illustration by artists from our fair city. The concept is to create an opportunity for local amateur word-smiths to publish and for readers interested in the scene to hear what the new voices have to say.

Estrip seemed the natural choice for bloggery on the process, our experiences, etc. It's an exciting endeavor, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you all.