Shane wrote (responding to Julia):

I was involved in the production of a number of Doctor Who zines in the

mid

80's and early to mid nineties, so I have quite a bit of experience.

So then you'll be aware how much sheer love goes into the making of them...

That wasn't the case with the zines I was involved with; in fact it was impossible *not* to make a profit, which was a bit of a problem because fanzines by their nature have to be non-profit making, or else you are infringing copyright.

I'd genuinely be interested to know how. Your sales must have been very large compared with the sales of B7 zines.

I'm sure that is your experience, but Ashton Press have their fingers in many fandoms, not just B7.

If Annie and Leah are that money-grubbing, why the hell are they bothering to produce B7 fanzines at all, one wonders?

Unfortunately, you also compromise yourself. Another problem which I've experienced in my involvement with zine producing, and I'm sure you have also, is that most fanfic is very badly written :-). Not good when dealing with a controversial subject like sexual politics.

Hmm. I can honestly say that that has not been my experience. Mebbe I was just lucky, but I got submitted some real gems. Or mebbe I just have low standards. Who knows.

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