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Hi Zak, I'm really enjoying the mag this year, especially Ian Evenden’s features, which are epic, but I do have a question for you specifically. Why do you write so much? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy your work, but maybe you should let some of your other team members write more often? Since you joined your name has been all over the mag. Keep your feet on the ground, yeah?

Otherwise, keep up the good work.

Keiran R.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ZAK STOREY, RESPONDS: Ahh yeah, it has been a tricky time ever since I re-joined Maximum PC. For those who don’t know, I became editor two days before we went into lockdown back in March 2020, and since then, a number of setbacks have really put a dampener on my plans for the mag and forced me to perhaps write more than I should.

You’re absolutely right, as far as editors go, I actually write way too much. Don’t get me wrong, most editors generally contribute around six to 10 pages a month, but there have been issues of Maximum PC where I’ve had my name attached to two or three times that number, and been involved with a lot more content on the side of that as well. However, I absolutely love writing, it’s a big part of the job, and a pleasure to do. When I took over from Alan, I knew I was going to be a much more “handson editor” (his words), as I’m also big into system building, which is one of the staple features we have in Maximum PC.

When I first joined, Future took some drastic measures, in anticipation of the effects that COVID might have on the market. You may remember that we lost 12 pages of editorial content from each issue, and a huge chunk of our budget too—I won't lie, it was a pretty rough time. From March to October, we were down considerably, and even with a reduction in pages (originally designed to stave off print costs), it was a challenging period that required me to cover more areas.