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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Myler" data-source="post: 6612417" data-attributes="member: 6726030"><p>I keep an ear to the ground on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and a few different forums. Whenever a new Kickstarter opens up that I like, if I wasn't already involved I e-mail the creator with a few ideas for stretch goals and let them know I'm interested in fulfilling those stretch goals—sometimes that sticks, sometimes it does not. </p><p>Open calls are another good source of work and predominantly why I have that introductory rate deal. After you batter your way into the confidence of a publisher though, I've found that they are generally receptive to your pitches all the time so when I get an idea that I think will work best with a particular publisher, I let them know about it and sometimes they say "ooo, yes, do that."</p><p>I've also sent blind pitches to companies not actively looking for writers and the longer I keep at this, the more of those get positive returns (building a good reputation is <em>absolutely</em> key to succeeding here). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is there a local one? More than one? Go there. Go wherever you <em>might</em> find someone with similar interests and skills that you don't have (or that perhaps complement your own).</p><p>GenCon is the biggest of them all (in the states, anyway) and goes a long way to building that rep because people in the industry are physically there (for example, Morrus and I had a meeting at the last one about <em>N.O.W.</em>—I don't think he vacations to Pittsburgh and I've not yet crossed the Atlantic, so otherwise that may never have happened).</p><p>I've been to PaizoCon on the west coast, which was valuable for me because I do a bunch of Pathfinder work. I confirmed my editor for <em>Veranthea Codex</em> (an incredibly polite and patient canuck) as well as the project itself and one of my principal writers. Unfortunately getting there wasn't in the card's this year.</p><p>Locally I like Tekkoshocon and, to a lesser extent, the frequent Steel City Cons. The former has amazing staff and are rapidly expanding (for good reason) while the latter is...a little..uhhh...there are some shenanigans going on—I'll leave it at that. Still, I found one of my VC artists there (Indi Martin) so it can't be all bad.</p><p></p><p>If there's a convention near you that's of interest and you're looking for like-minded people trying to work in your field, go there, gab, hand out business cards, and generally get around. ^_^</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you for your queries, Jumblejacks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Myler, post: 6612417, member: 6726030"] I keep an ear to the ground on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and a few different forums. Whenever a new Kickstarter opens up that I like, if I wasn't already involved I e-mail the creator with a few ideas for stretch goals and let them know I'm interested in fulfilling those stretch goals—sometimes that sticks, sometimes it does not. Open calls are another good source of work and predominantly why I have that introductory rate deal. After you batter your way into the confidence of a publisher though, I've found that they are generally receptive to your pitches all the time so when I get an idea that I think will work best with a particular publisher, I let them know about it and sometimes they say "ooo, yes, do that." I've also sent blind pitches to companies not actively looking for writers and the longer I keep at this, the more of those get positive returns (building a good reputation is [I]absolutely[/I] key to succeeding here). Is there a local one? More than one? Go there. Go wherever you [I]might[/I] find someone with similar interests and skills that you don't have (or that perhaps complement your own). GenCon is the biggest of them all (in the states, anyway) and goes a long way to building that rep because people in the industry are physically there (for example, Morrus and I had a meeting at the last one about [I]N.O.W.[/I]—I don't think he vacations to Pittsburgh and I've not yet crossed the Atlantic, so otherwise that may never have happened). I've been to PaizoCon on the west coast, which was valuable for me because I do a bunch of Pathfinder work. I confirmed my editor for [I]Veranthea Codex[/I] (an incredibly polite and patient canuck) as well as the project itself and one of my principal writers. Unfortunately getting there wasn't in the card's this year. Locally I like Tekkoshocon and, to a lesser extent, the frequent Steel City Cons. The former has amazing staff and are rapidly expanding (for good reason) while the latter is...a little..uhhh...there are some shenanigans going on—I'll leave it at that. Still, I found one of my VC artists there (Indi Martin) so it can't be all bad. If there's a convention near you that's of interest and you're looking for like-minded people trying to work in your field, go there, gab, hand out business cards, and generally get around. ^_^ Thank you for your queries, Jumblejacks! :) [/QUOTE]
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