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Now that Flying Island Press has two issues of their new e-magazine “Flagship” completed and available for purchase, I wanted to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche about how things went. What worked? What didn’t? How could things be better and just how did the writing community do with their submissions? Zach and Scott share a lot of great information about the past and give us an insight into the future of Flying Island Press including the addition of two new magazines in the new year.
In the feedback section of the show, I get a question from Darcy which asks, “How do I decide what stories to write? Do I write what publishers are asking for or do I write what I want and then find a publisher. My answer may (or may not) surprise you.
Thanks for listening.
Show Notes
00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch
00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch
Welcome to the show.
00:59 – Promo – Flying Island Press, Flagship
02:10— Feedback – Get Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch (continued)
06:12 — Promo – Dead Robot’s Society, Explorers
07:03 — Get Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch (continued)
Zach and Scott talk about what worked, what didn’t and how the submitters did.
50:37 — Promo – V for Vertigo
51:14 — Closing
Thank you for listening. Let me know what you think and definitely use the voicemail line (206.203.2031) to your heart’s content!
Websites mentioned in this episode:
Dead Robots Society http://deadrobotssociety.com/
V for Vertigo Podcast http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com/
Flying Island Press http://www.flyingislandpress.com/
Tags: dead robots society, explorers, flagship, flying island press, Get Published, madpoet, Michell Plested, scott roche, spiritualtramp, v for vertig, zach ricks
I had the privilege to be interviewed by Scott Roche as part of the launch of Flying Island Press.
Scott asks a lot of great questions and I had fun doing this interview. You can listen to it here: Flying Island Press.
Tags: flagship, flying island press, interview, irreverent muse, Michell Plested
Hello everyone. As I have mentioned in both my blog and on “Get Published”, I have a story coming out. It is my second short story sale and my first ever published story so I am very excited.
Below you will find the press release. I strongly encourage you to check out Flagship for a number of reasons:
Tell them Mike sent you. It won’t get you a deal but it might convince them to buy more of my work. 
Enjoy Your Sci-fi and Fantasy How and Where You Want
Beginning July 4th, science fiction and fantasy fans will be given a new place where they can discover authors and stories they’ll be able to enjoy wherever they go. Flagship, the new e-zine by publisher Flying Island Press, will soon be releasing short stories every other month in formats for the Kindle, the iPad and iPhone, and other electronic readers.
Flying Island Press also recognizes the increasing popularity of podcasts and other forms of audio fiction. So, in addition to the e-zine, an audio version will be available to listen to on any MP3 player. Stories they release will be available both in text and in audio, allowing the consumer to choose their preferred version.
Zach Ricks, managing editor for Flagship, had this to say. “I wanted to hearken back to what some have called the Golden Age of Science Fiction.” It’s his hope that “FlagShip will be a place for optimistic, entertaining fiction.”
Each issue will cost $1.99 for the text version or the audio version or get both for just $2.99.
Issues will be available starting July 4th, 2010 at http://flyingislandpress.com/flagship
Tags: e-magazine, flagship, flying island press, Michell Plested
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