How To Start a Magazine for Fun and Absolutely No Profit

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How To Start a Magazine for Fun and Absolutely No Profit

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Aug 11, 2022

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In this episode, Blood Knife's Kurt Schiller shares what it takes to launch a magazine, attract subscribers, and give writers a space to create thought-provoking work.
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Aug 11, 2022

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This isn’t a podcast for total beginners. We’re going to assume that you know what plot structure is, what a protagonist is, where ideas come from, and how to use a semicolon. This is a podcast for people who can already write okay, but want to do better.

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