Favorite Magazines...

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

The trick: you have to read it constantly!! I read it everyday, and only rarely do I finish it before the next issue arrives. I'm somewhat anal about it, so I read from start to finish - I never jump ahead. If I do finish it, I read a few pages of whatever novel I'm working on, but as soon as the next issue arrives, it's like Christmas all over again.

I know, and I used to do that - even reading the art listings - but I have a toddler, I work at home, and I have been spending an inordinate amount of time on a very addictive online forum ( ) so something had to go. I always read the film reviews, the short story, and at least one of the longer articles. I also do sonething super-dorky: if I read a particularly great issue, or an amazing sotry or article, I sharpie "save" on the cover, and write down the reason I am saving it. I have a stack of these from way back.