Adventure writing

[Orcus]

I wanted to chime in since Mike did work for us (and is working on another project for us as well). In addition to being a great writer, he also does the other things that get him repeat work as a freelancer: he is on time, his content is real good, he is within his page limits and his manuscripts are real clean--he follows guidelines and accepts input. He is very professional. I would work with him again--and guess what, I am! So for budding freelancers out there, pay attention to some of the things I mentioned if you want repeat work. It is a nightmare when a freelancer is late, has spotty content, exceeds the page limits (requiring you to cut stuff and delay the project), doesnt follow writing guidelines and ignores input from the publisher. Oh, and stay in communicaiton with your publisher. Dont do the "drop off the face of the earth" trick. I think Mike gets repeat work because he does all these things well, in addition to being a good writer.

Clark Peterson
Necromancer Games

 

[Mystic Eye]

Good Post Orcus.

I have already, in the last year, had a few freelance folks simply fall off the map only to come back and say " I am ready and got stuff for ya". Then I have to say, well, You did not respond to the last 10 emails so I scrapped the project or assigned someone else.

Like in any business, open communication is key.

Also, it is a bit tought to find folks that will follow guidelines closely. I wish writers would pay more attention to those things no matter how awesome their work is. But those are the troubles of publishing and when you find a gem like Mike you give him a project!

Speaking of which, I owe you an email Mike, I will jump on that ASAP. Still recovering from GAMA.

 

[DungeonKeeperUK]

On a kind of relevant point I'd also like to say that writing a module is a lot harder than it may seem..

I've been writing adventures for my groups for a good 16 years, but to get the same thing down for a diverse public, keep it concise, understandable adn try to account for possibilities rather than that map you jotted on teh back of a cig packet and those 2 A4 pieces of paper is a lot harder than it initially seems.......
..... though still kinda fun in a masocistic way..

 

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