… sure got some attention. I got nearly as much actual email last night as I did spam, and it’s all thanks to one little post.

It seems the idea got people energized. I had 3 pleas from people begging to be involved in some way. I even had a threat that if I did this I’d get sued. Yup, definitely got folk energized.

In fact, it energized me as well. I laid in bed for 3 hours just thinking about ‘stuff’. Letting the idea ferment. Mature. Take shape. Then I realised there wasn’t much point. I mean, really. One of the emails I received had this choice quote:

Who are you to dictate blogging to us? Blogging is about voice. A magazine isn’t. This goes against blogging.

And the user in question was right. Any magazine about blogging would have to be fundamentally different. From writing to production to distribution to subscriptions. Not unlearning the lessons the large-scale magazine production taught me… Just changing some of the rules.

After all, blogging didn’t recreate writing, it just redefined the space. There are things in the publishing world that the big publishers have been striving for. Maybe, just maybe, a new magazine by the very people turning them on their heads might be able to make those things work.

Update: Just need to clarify. I’m not giving up on this idea. I’m pushing forward. Just that initially I was thinking “normal magazine”. Now I’m realising that isn’t enough. Not that a magazine is a bad idea, just that it isn’t enough. More info later ;-)