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<blockquote data-quote="Prest0" data-source="post: 2331221" data-attributes="member: 13621"><p>Heh. Let me be clear--I'm incredibly proud of what we have accomplished and have no plans to stop. If anything we're still looking at ways to grow. But I know when we first started it seemed like the RPG publishing world was this opaque wall. It seemed like self publishing was the only option. Hindsight being what it is, I see that we probably could have gotten into the RPG scene by shopping around as freelancers. That would have saved us hundreds of dollars in setup and artwork costs and we still would "have been published".</p><p></p><p>I think many new publishers start out just wanting to see their own work "in print". But along the way they find out (as Hellfire has) that self publishing means creating a website, coordinating art, editing, layout, marketing the product, keeping finances in order, and so on. What it leaves little time for is actually writing.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like Hellfire has already figured out what he's getting into, and that's cool. Welcome aboard, dude. But for anyone else reading this thread who is considering a similar move, just know that there's an easier way. If your stuff is as good as you think it is, then there's bound to be a publisher out there who will publish it for you. Then you can get back to doing what you really want to do--writing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prest0, post: 2331221, member: 13621"] Heh. Let me be clear--I'm incredibly proud of what we have accomplished and have no plans to stop. If anything we're still looking at ways to grow. But I know when we first started it seemed like the RPG publishing world was this opaque wall. It seemed like self publishing was the only option. Hindsight being what it is, I see that we probably could have gotten into the RPG scene by shopping around as freelancers. That would have saved us hundreds of dollars in setup and artwork costs and we still would "have been published". I think many new publishers start out just wanting to see their own work "in print". But along the way they find out (as Hellfire has) that self publishing means creating a website, coordinating art, editing, layout, marketing the product, keeping finances in order, and so on. What it leaves little time for is actually writing. It sounds like Hellfire has already figured out what he's getting into, and that's cool. Welcome aboard, dude. But for anyone else reading this thread who is considering a similar move, just know that there's an easier way. If your stuff is as good as you think it is, then there's bound to be a publisher out there who will publish it for you. Then you can get back to doing what you really want to do--writing. [/QUOTE]
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