Thinking Out Loud

Those of you who read science fiction should check out Jim Baen's Universe. http://www.baensuniverse.com// You can get a good idea of the kind of short fiction it will be carrying from the preview of the June premiere issue.

I have a couple of stories under consideration there, but even if mine don't make the cut, subscribe. Jim Baen has already done a lot to advance the world of electronic publishing for novels http://www.baen.com// (open, flexible, non-DRM-ed formats) and now he'll do the same for short fiction.

If you write science fiction or fantasy, it's a great new market. They pay professional rates and are very author-friendly. They're keeping as many as five story slots open in each issue for new authors who haven't had previous professional-level publications, and the stories that I've read that are going into upcoming issues are well worth the price of the subscription.