For example , a long letter column took up several pages but required no payment ; similarly , running advertisements for Popular 's other magazines did not use up the fiction budget .
Pohl stretched his budget by reducing the space he needed to fill with fiction .
A long letter column took up several pages but required no payment ; similarly , running advertisements for Popular 's other magazines did not use up the fiction budget .
Pohl stretched his budget by reducing the space he needed to fill with fiction .