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<blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 4755897" data-attributes="member: 14197">But, you see, it IS relevant to this thread.&nbsp; You are talking about being a ProDM to support the bills until you get your advance from your book.You seem unreasonably confident that you will get your advance, yet piles and piles of evidence states otherwise.&nbsp; Just because your families were on friendly terms doesn't mean squat.&nbsp; I am on friendly terms with lots of people, but if their child asked me to give them $5,000 advance to develop a website as a consultant for my company, I would absolutely need to see a body of work they have already done, and if it isn't up to the quality that I need to satisfy MY clients, I say sorry, but no thanks.You CAN'T rely on your father's old contacts. You SHOULDN'T rely on them. The business world is much more harsh than I think you realize.The ProDM stuff can't be your fall back until you &quot;get your advance&quot;.&nbsp; You should find a real JOB and then the ProDM AND your book will be your fall back.For the sake of your mom, and your family, don't count on the book advance.&nbsp; There's likely a 95+% chance you won't get one.&nbsp; It takes years to get published.Have you had your big book idea vetted yet?&nbsp; Have you gotten advice from a publishing professional yet?&nbsp; You really need to be published in a periodical first.&nbsp; Get some short stories published.&nbsp; Get some fiction published at WOTC or KQ or something like that.&nbsp; Get Published First.Anyway, have you put together a group yet?&nbsp; do you even have a single paying group?&nbsp; Get that too.&nbsp; Get that and run them for 2-3 sessions first.&nbsp; Survey them after the session, sending an email.&nbsp; Find out what worked and what didn't.&nbsp; Do. Some. Market. Research.Don't just assume that, because it sounds plausible in your head, it is a plausible venture.I would love to see the results of the survey.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="catsclaw227, post: 4755897, member: 14197"] But, you see, it IS relevant to this thread. You are talking about being a ProDM to support the bills until you get your advance from your book. You seem unreasonably confident that you will get your advance, yet piles and piles of evidence states otherwise. Just because your families were on friendly terms doesn't mean squat. I am on friendly terms with lots of people, but if their child asked me to give them $5,000 advance to develop a website as a consultant for my company, I would absolutely need to see a body of work they have already done, and if it isn't up to the quality that I need to satisfy MY clients, I say sorry, but no thanks. You CAN'T rely on your father's old contacts. You SHOULDN'T rely on them. The business world is much more harsh than I think you realize. The ProDM stuff can't be your fall back until you "get your advance". You should find a real JOB and then the ProDM AND your book will be your fall back. For the sake of your mom, and your family, don't count on the book advance. There's likely a 95+% chance you won't get one. It takes years to get published. Have you had your big book idea vetted yet? Have you gotten advice from a publishing professional yet? You really need to be published in a periodical first. Get some short stories published. Get some fiction published at WOTC or KQ or something like that. Get Published First. Anyway, have you put together a group yet? do you even have a single paying group? Get that too. Get that and run them for 2-3 sessions first. Survey them after the session, sending an email. Find out what worked and what didn't. Do. Some. Market. Research. Don't just assume that, because it sounds plausible in your head, it is a plausible venture. I would love to see the results of the survey. [/QUOTE]

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