The FEMDOM Magazine

Last Saturday, we attended the launch for the new "FEMDOM Magazine". Yes, that's the title. No confusion here ;)

Evangeline Eames was kind enough to give us this interview :

Deirdre Young: Who had the idea of a Second Life femdom magazine ?

Evangeline Eames: Well, I did. I outlined that a bit in my letter to our readers. (Note : Page 2 and 3)
EE: I am not the first to do it : there was another Femdom magazine called Ouch, a year or two ago.
EE: I understand they had problems getting writers and good material..so it halted.

DY: BDSL died too... Magazines in SL do seem to die. Does that concern you?

EE: Yes, it is a concern. I think every project in SL only survives if there is a driving force behind it willing to put time, money , and energy in to it.

DY: And for FEMDOM Magazine, that force is you?

EE: Yes. It will happen because I'll make it happen.

DY: Projects are rarely picked up once the originator abandons them.

EE: I'm here to run the distance, not to do one issue and fade away.

DY: I like the sound of that.

EE: Well... we'll see if I am here a year from now, won't we :)

DY: The first thing that struck me was, that is a huge magazine.. 119 pages

EE: I thought it was small. An RL mag is double or triple that. Mind you, we had no ads the first issue.

DY: Do you intend to keep that page number going every month?

EE: We'll get bigger... minimum of 100 at the very least.

DY: How many people are on the team ?

EE: Right now, there is a core with a number of people contributing on a rotating basis

EE: The core is Madeleine Broome..our managing editor, Maztor Giles, our creative director, and myself. About 10 or so others assisted on this issue.. that number will fluctuate.

DY: All volunteers?

EE: Yes. there is no revenue generated by this magazine at this time....no ads. That will change - although at heart this is not a 'for profit' venture

DY: Labor of love, then. Do you intend to ever sell the magazine, or do you plan to keep it free?

EE: It will always be free. I don't expect many would pay for an SL magazine... and if so, not much..not worth the trouble.

DY: If not profit, what is your motivation, or your goal for the magazine?

EE: To strengthen the Femdom community in SL...and also it is great fun to do. Great to see people's ideas, great to offer a forum for people's thoughts and creativity.

DY: I looked at the Web version, and found it really convenient. Is it going to be a regular thing too?

EE: Yes it will be. Lots of people don't care to read magazines in SL..having an online component was imperative to me - I wouldn't have done the magazine without a way to view it online

DY: Will you be soliciting contributions?

EE: Yes, we have an open call to anyone who wants to send something in. Whether or not it is published will depend on the quality, and whether it fits into the feel of the particular issue we are working on.

EE: The more material to work with the better.. we need everything :)

DY: Will you be announcing themes for upcoming issues?

EE: No, although we already have one for our next. It will always be a surprise.

DY: Interesting :)

EE smiles

DY: How will you distribute the magazine?

EE: We have vendors up in a few Femdom locations...we hope to get them in to more. We also have a mailing list of a few thousand we drop it to. And unlike many magazines, our issues are copy and transfer. We want people to pass them around.. never understood why others were not.

DY: If the magazine is free, there is no reason not to make it copyable, I agree.

EE nods..and transfer..but I suppose that is to keep track of distribution. I don't care about that :) I care about accessibility.

DY: Counting readers is useful to convince advertisers, perhaps.

EE nods....so is quality and buzz, though. Lots of people know about us...word is getting out. Hopefully people will see it and want to advertise. But if they don't, thats fine too. A profit is incidental..if we have one at all

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There are worse philosophies for a project. We wish long life to FEMDOM Magazine.

Where can you get the magazine? Inworld, get your copy at The Dominion or see the online version.

Kayliwulf fans won't want to miss the 12-page spread starting on page 57