Recent content by ha-gieden

This year my first three books will be published, so this is really my "break out" year. I have a short story on contract, and I just recieved a contract for the first supplement to my RPG. Now I have a real problem. Another board that I'm on (lurking on, really) has a section where you can...

Thanks, everyone. I tried very hard to make sure that the visualization would not affect the spell. In the cases where a spell had to be significantly altered, I did so only after making sure that balance was maintained...and I always got a second opinion on that front. The visualization...

A while back, I had this idea of playing what I thought of as a "Dream Mage". I imagined a class that could walk through people's dreams, send messages via dream, attack using dream creatures, ect. I looked through my fairly extensive D&D library, jotting down the spells that seemed to fit...

Wow. This is getting nasty. I think that anyone reading this thread has probably gotten a pretty good idea of the pros and cons of the anthology by now. There is no monetary compensation, and some feel that this devalues authors. On the other hand, the anthology promises to be a nice book...

We once took over a city in a campaign where that wasn't supposed to happen! It's one of our "wasn't funny when..." stories. Basically, we used our talents (I played a cleric) and our wealth to impress the citizens of a very small town. We soon became well-loved and our reputations eventually...

Wow, for once, I agree with the general consensus!! Let me savor this moment.... ;)

Heh. I was new and unsure of myself. I had serious misgivings about letting my writing be seen by anyone, ever, and only submitted it after much harrassment from my loving husband. Even though I sort of expected to get rejected, when I got that letter, I cried. Then I remembered how much...

Yeah, and sometimes the sales are pretty good. I know of another Windstorm author who has only recently gotten their stuff published and who has already sold over 16,000 units...and that's *before* being sold in stores. Windstorm did an experiment to see how effective their new internet...

I'm going through Windstorm Creative. I've had a lot of people say that they've heard bad things about Windstorm (mostly that their distribution/production isn't large enough), and I've even seen that they aren't recommended at P and E, but my experience with them has been pretty good...

If you are uncomfortable approaching people, maybe you could try to get them to approach you. I made a T-Shirt at CafePress.com that had my book cover on the front and said, "Ask me about my books" on the back. Then, when people ask, I just happen to have a refridgerator magnet with the cover...

I have four works on contract right now, but nothing has begun paying yet. I'm planning on getting an agent shortly after I get my first few royalty checks! Thanks, Takyris, for the site! Ostlander: A press release is just something that lets people know who you are and what you're all...

I am under the impression that the people producing this anthology are also published authors who are planning on submitting their own work to the project. Their time is not being treated as any more valuable than mine. I wouldn't consider this paid work. I agree that it probably won't give a...

DOH! Forgot to mention: I am considering starting a writers' group that works through E-mail. Basically, we would support each other, give critiques, occasionally help with editing, and share what we know about the publishing world. If anyone is interested, E-mail me. ;)

I hope it's not dead, I just got here! My "day job" is watching my three children and trying desperately to keep on top of all the housecleaning and bill paying. Next August, I begin home schooling a group of 3 year olds. Nonetheless, I persevere! Pirate Cat, here's how it worked for me...

I often ask my players to create characters that have some reason for traveling together. They could be related, or maybe they worked together in the past, or whatever. Even if the characters are already made and are drastically different, it's usually not too hard for the players to come up...