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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arcane Runes Press" data-source="post: 1623287" data-attributes="member: 402">I've written.. um, about 25 sourcebooks and articles so far, all but 4 or 5 of them solo books. Most running at about 128 pages.It's been a good ride so far, though I wish the money was better. The most interesting aspect of writing game material, to me, is seeing the different values different customers place on aspects of the work. I've had more than one set of reviews where reviewer #1's favourite part of a book was reviewer #2's least favourite bit, and vice versa.The most frustrating thing is perfectly executing an idea, or even a bit of flavour text in your head, and then finding yourself unable to commit to paper in that perfect form. There's a disconnect between brain and fingers which can be annoying at times, particularly once you've been writing for about 10 hours straight. Actually, frustration #2 is going to Amazon and seeing half your books credited to some other author in the database. That's annoying. When I write, I like to challenge myself by proposing at least one new concept which I have no earthly idea how I'm going to execute - it's my personal puzzle. It helps keep me interested and focused, and so far, it seems to have worked out well. I'm starting to branch out from d20 stuff now, though I still have a lot of ideas for d20 land. There are lots of other games I want to write for, and lots of other personal projects left to do - I've been making some minor inroads in the comics industry, as that has always been my first love, but I can't see myself leaving game writing behind. We'll see. The future's a bit uncertain for me right now, since I'm back freelancing after spending most of a year contracted to one company. Like I said, it's been a good ride, and I've found more success, and faster success than most. I'm fortunate in that, I think. Patrick Younts.</blockquote>

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