Suspense Magazine February 2010 by John Raab

However if you don’t get massive ad revenue you will fail, which is why you saw so many print magazines go away, and keep going away since 2008. When you print a magazine, if you are lucky you are able to sell 30% of what you print. I know that many people like print magazines, but I’ll let you in on a little secret.

The one thing that we did which was a big mistake was printing the magazine. When we started we never thought we would be able to get that far, but we were lucky. We are read by a little over 100,000 people. Of course every publication or movie or Tv show would love 100% of everyone to see their work, but we all know that’s not possible, so the struggle is always to find more fans. But we have made great strides in getting the magazine out to as many people possible. Well I’ve not overcome them all, that’s for sure, it’s a grind every day. What are some of the biggest hurdles you have had to overcome with Suspense Magazine and how did you overcome them? So that’s what we did and keep doing today.Ģ. That’s when I said to my wife, why don’t we start one and put everything in one place giving every author in the genre a chance to showcase and feature their work to new fans. When I started to search what I found was way too many websites that were basically incomplete. So I thought well someone has to have a magazine or something online to help us out. When you went to the stacks to try and figure out who else to get, it was very time consuming and hard to figure out who these authors were. What my wife and I realized was that all you saw was basically the same authors at the front shelf each time you went in. It started with a trip to Barnes and Noble. What made you decide to start Suspense Magazine in 2007? What was your goal with the publication? Be sure to check out their website HERE!ġ. Since then, it has become a major publication of the genre, showcasing the work of many established and new authors. We have a very exciting interview this week! The founder/publisher/CEO of Suspense Magazine took the time out of his busy schedule to answer a few of our questions. John founded Suspense Magazine in 2007.

Suspense Magazine February 2010 by John Raab