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Fantasy News, v. 3, issue 1, whole no. 53, June 25, 1939
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PAGE (24) FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE FANTASY NEWS Is Science Fiction Popular? (Continued from Page 12) -----i- more and more movies and plays border, in some ways, on the fantastic and are being presented to large houses. Such as: On Borrowed Time, Outward Bound, The Gladiator, and dozens of others. 4. Ray Cummings' childish book, "Brigands of the Moon", was borrowed from our public library no less than 26 times in the past twelve months. Many of the current bestsellers are not taken out oftener than this, and it must be remembered that the Cummings story is longer than the usual novel. All of which means that STF _is_ popular. Is it too much so? I dunno. ________________________ The Future of Science Fiction (Continued from Page 13) -------- not educate in itself, encourages experimentation, creates interest in science, and brings about a great thirst for knowledge. Surely, a literature that aims for the perfection of Mankind deserves the respect of everyone. There will always be those with foresight and faith in the future--so there will always be a place for science-fiction. Each generation brings forth more broad-minded persons, more intelligent individuals who strive for advancement--and discovery will surely turn to science-fiction for their inspiration! In its true perspective, science-fiction is a great force that leads to progress through its miraculous powers of creating scientific inquisitiveness. For science-fiction says: "Here are the marvels that the future holds in store for you! You can help bring these things to pass!" ______________________ NEXT WEEK, IN NEW YORK CITY, THE WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION! ______________________ Do Editors Know What The Fans Want? (Continued from Page 14) --------- entirely of the favorite rejects of well-known authors; for it is his theory that an author is a far better judge of the relative worth of his own writings than even all editors combined. As already stated, the relative success of my most hopeless duds, when finally belatedly accepted, points to the correctness of Baird's idea. My as yet unpublished "The Missing Link" will some day eclipse the success of my most outstanding successes; but I can't get my editor to touch it with a ten foot pole. Arnold Gingrich, of Esquire-Cornet-Ken, once told me that the reason for the success of the few new magazines which sky-rocket, is that they dare to be different; and that the reason they usually come down again burnt out and empty, is that they stick to the formula which made them. The foregoing rather rambling dissertation _may_ come to the attention of some STF editors, and _may_ get under their hides, and _may_ do some good. But probably it will merely make them sore at me. Meanwhile all of us STF authors will continue to sell our hack writings without difficulty, while our really good stuff goes begging.
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PAGE (24) FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE FANTASY NEWS Is Science Fiction Popular? (Continued from Page 12) -----i- more and more movies and plays border, in some ways, on the fantastic and are being presented to large houses. Such as: On Borrowed Time, Outward Bound, The Gladiator, and dozens of others. 4. Ray Cummings' childish book, "Brigands of the Moon", was borrowed from our public library no less than 26 times in the past twelve months. Many of the current bestsellers are not taken out oftener than this, and it must be remembered that the Cummings story is longer than the usual novel. All of which means that STF _is_ popular. Is it too much so? I dunno. ________________________ The Future of Science Fiction (Continued from Page 13) -------- not educate in itself, encourages experimentation, creates interest in science, and brings about a great thirst for knowledge. Surely, a literature that aims for the perfection of Mankind deserves the respect of everyone. There will always be those with foresight and faith in the future--so there will always be a place for science-fiction. Each generation brings forth more broad-minded persons, more intelligent individuals who strive for advancement--and discovery will surely turn to science-fiction for their inspiration! In its true perspective, science-fiction is a great force that leads to progress through its miraculous powers of creating scientific inquisitiveness. For science-fiction says: "Here are the marvels that the future holds in store for you! You can help bring these things to pass!" ______________________ NEXT WEEK, IN NEW YORK CITY, THE WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION! ______________________ Do Editors Know What The Fans Want? (Continued from Page 14) --------- entirely of the favorite rejects of well-known authors; for it is his theory that an author is a far better judge of the relative worth of his own writings than even all editors combined. As already stated, the relative success of my most hopeless duds, when finally belatedly accepted, points to the correctness of Baird's idea. My as yet unpublished "The Missing Link" will some day eclipse the success of my most outstanding successes; but I can't get my editor to touch it with a ten foot pole. Arnold Gingrich, of Esquire-Cornet-Ken, once told me that the reason for the success of the few new magazines which sky-rocket, is that they dare to be different; and that the reason they usually come down again burnt out and empty, is that they stick to the formula which made them. The foregoing rather rambling dissertation _may_ come to the attention of some STF editors, and _may_ get under their hides, and _may_ do some good. But probably it will merely make them sore at me. Meanwhile all of us STF authors will continue to sell our hack writings without difficulty, while our really good stuff goes begging.
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