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A Novel Plan

November 11, 2013 by The Main Event

I have a number of completed novels, but right now one of them stands out to me and my helpful coterie of alpha readers as the most polished and ready for publication. In this article, I discuss my goals, doubts, and options for what to do with my finished novel, Roland’s Legion.

Filed Under: Pain of Publication, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: crowd-funding, publication, roland's legion, self publication

The Pain of Publication: Revising and Cutting

December 23, 2011 by The Main Event

My first installment detailed my past attempt to get published. This article is going to detail the last steps I am taking prior to preparing another deluge of query letters.

Filed Under: Pain of Publication, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: editing, publication, revising

‘The Magic Bullet for Publication’ by Wolfgang Baur

January 6, 2009 by Bartoneus

Kobold Quarterly was kind enough to offer up a chapter from The Kobold Guide to Game Design Volume II: How to Pitch, Playtest, and Publish by Wolfgang Baur, presented by Open Design. I was given the choice between two chapters and decided to leave it to the best decision maker, and rolled a d20. Suprisingly it came up a 20, and so I went with the “high” option which I’m very happy with, titled “The Magic Bullet for Publication”.

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: design, game design, kobold guide to design, kobold quarterly, publication, publishing, Reviews, roleplaying, Roleplaying Games, woflgang baur

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