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<blockquote data-quote="GM Lent" data-source="post: 7290576" data-attributes="member: 6798775">I am a relative newcomer to publishing, though I have been writing and running RPG adventures for over 20 years. My first submission to an editor, just over a year ago, was a humbling experience. The entire tone and focus of my work was changed, and what I felt was the core idea behind the piece was removed.And that editor was right. So my point here is, if you have access to a professional editor, learn from them. I'd go so far as to say that if you have no publishing experience, start by submitting stuff to an established presence. EN5ider magazine here at EN World is a great starting point. So is Adventureaweek.com. There are many others as well. What you will learn from having a pro look over your work is worth more than almost an else you'll come across, and the adrenaline boost you get having a piece accepted and published is like nothing else.It doesn't matter how great your idea is. If its writing and presentation is sloppy and amateur, you will gain no respect from anybody. And if you publish something that has sloppy and amateur writing, it will make you look like a fool. At best.Edit: cleaning up typos that prove my point better than any argument I could have made.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GM Lent, post: 7290576, member: 6798775"] I am a relative newcomer to publishing, though I have been writing and running RPG adventures for over 20 years. My first submission to an editor, just over a year ago, was a humbling experience. The entire tone and focus of my work was changed, and what I felt was the core idea behind the piece was removed. And that editor was right. So my point here is, if you have access to a professional editor, learn from them. I'd go so far as to say that if you have no publishing experience, start by submitting stuff to an established presence. EN5ider magazine here at EN World is a great starting point. So is Adventureaweek.com. There are many others as well. What you will learn from having a pro look over your work is worth more than almost an else you'll come across, and the adrenaline boost you get having a piece accepted and published is like nothing else. It doesn't matter how great your idea is. If its writing and presentation is sloppy and amateur, you will gain no respect from anybody. And if you publish something that has sloppy and amateur writing, it will make you look like a fool. At best. Edit: cleaning up typos that prove my point better than any argument I could have made. [/QUOTE]

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