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I feel obligated to point out that this (realistically) probably only affected FFE in terms of PR/reputation -- hardly at all against the bottom line. The nature of the hobby and games industry is that most products sell the bulk (read: lifetime) of their sales within the first 30 to 90 days...

I may have neglected to put a $ sign in front mine but we just said the same thing. $.012 and 1.2 cents are the same thing... Regards, Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Yuck According to the web site .012 to .015 cents a word... Regards, Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Re: Rates... Rates for writing? Regards, Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Policy I'd just like to gently point out this forum's description: "Please don't post that you're looking for work - this is for publishers who have work available." Again, just pointing this out. Best of luck in your search. Regards, Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Ya think? :D Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Congratulations, Ross! You know us Utahans--never do anything in small numbers! :D Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

I've been using InDesign for a number of years now and really like it. Version 2 is a vast improvement. InDesign has three major strengths for me: 1. Interoperability with other Adobe products. You use Illustrator, Photoshop, or Acrobat? Of course you do--InDesign works seamlessly with these...

Coolness Factor 8! Ditto Disclaimer: I'm also writing for DireKobold.com I've heard this idea bounced around for the past few years but never in the format that Ross has settled upon. I was admittedly skeptical about the technical requirements, but after having DireKobold.com generate a few...

Wow. Someone liked "The Final Dimension?" Egads! ;) I think you're on the right track as far as your ideas. I'd drop any pretense of balancing against mere mortals, however. The real balancer is mortals with automatic weapons shooting at Immortals. :) As such, I wouldn't mess much with the...

I'm horrible…everytime I read this I keep thinking "Operation: Dumbo Drop." :) Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Sadly, I find it unlikely that anyone would be interested in printing your setting in its entirety, as is. Even if someone was interested there would probably be a fair number of changes. This, of course, presumes that your writing is up to snuff and the manuscript isn't an editor's nightmare...

This is great news, Marc! Nice to see DP9 and Tribe 8 making itself available to a larger audience. Regards, Don Mappin Freelancer for Hire

Harn? Oh sure, I love it. I don't feel its suitable for a d20/D&D game, however. The level of detail, grittiness, and low-magic works best for Rolemaster, IMO. (My system for choice when running Harn.) My main frustration with Harn is Columbia Games. For all of its quality and history (the...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Higher prices? Well said, John. Out of curiosity, how many publishers sit down and do a hard ROI model on their products or is pricing determined by looking at the market at large? "xx is a similar product and is priced $xx, so we'll do the same." Some combination of the two? I...

Greg & Jürgen: No problems. Like I said, simply playing devil's advocate. Best of luck to both of you! Regards, Don Mappin

Grey Elf (and others) makes some good points. I've supported for some time publishers raising prices as I, personally, feel that prices have been fairly static for a number of years. Of course, I have a) a lot of disposable income and b) am a freelancer so obviously I probably carry a fair...

Congrats...but? Now playing the part of devil's advocate is…well, me. :) First, a hearty congratulations to those that made the cut to the second stages and beyond. Actually, I should expand that to everyone that entered--doing so certainly took guts. Now I wonder, what is the current...

I picked it up and am quite pleased. Considering I paid full cover I think it was a better deal than the ELH or MM2, both of which I received from buy.com for some ridiculous low price. When I opened the book to page 115 and the "Nipple Clamp of Exquisite Pain" I knew this was the book for me...

Just to provide some additional quantifiable data… Out of all my projects in the past six years, the average has been .05 a word, two royalty-based, and the current rate for the last four projects have been .06 a word. I personally would have a difficult time accepting a job that paid .04 or...