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I've been biting my nails for this to go live, just to see the character illustrations. I love this one of Torius! The artist really nailed it!
Emphasis on what Vic said! Game design and writing fiction are completely different animals. Okay, having just broken into Paizo as a contributor with "Pirate's Honor", I'll tell you how I did it. Keep in mind that this is not the only way it could happen. 1) Establish yourself as a professional fantasy author. 2) Read, learn, play and love Pathfinder. 3) Pitch yourself with a story or game element in mind. I chose nautical fiction not only because that is what I love to write, and have been successful with, but because PFT had not yet put out a "pirate novel". 4) Submit writing samples upon request, with emphasis on that last bit. I know James' post states that you can pitch with a sample, but personally, I would ask first. Deluging James with a bunch of e-mails with attached samples that were not requested will probably earn you a quick boot. 5) Wait and do not heckle! 6) If you are asked to pitch specific story lines for web fic (the typical starting point) be prepared with several pitches. 7) If James picks one of your pitches, give him your absolutely best work, and send it in. Of the above, number one is the hardest step, but there really are no shortcuts. I put out ten novels before I pitched to Paizo.
Here's Damon's Pathfinder art on Facebook. The cover is posted there without the title and logo. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.442061125830641.87077.270998459603 576&type=1 Enjoy!
Just finished "Liar's Blade"... love the banter... Nothing better than a wise ass weapon to keep you dishonest.
Without asking the hotel what they are willing to do/offer us, there is no way to know what they will require. All it would take is a phone call, or a few e-mails to find out. If they want a non-refundable deposit, there are two options, take a collection or just say no thanks. One point: since I will be flying in, and won't have a car, someplace as close as possible to the host hotel would be best for me. Don't know how many others are in the same situation.
While I would love to do a picnic in the park Meet and Eat, the 4th of July crowds would kill it, I think, not to mention the chance of rain. Someone might give the hotel a call about the meeting room rental... This is the con hotel, after all. If they set up a cash bar, they will be making money (at least from me), so some subtle hints that maybe they could comp us the room might be agreeable. If the last M&E drew 125 people, we could probably promise them that many. The only other question would be food.
Love this book... I'm going to be GMing the Skulls & Shackles for my group soon, and I'm going to open up options for races from the Advanced Race Guide... Should be fun. One thing I wanted but didn't get was a favored class of Monk for the Catfolk... Seems a natural, and there is even a very cool piece of artwork to support my "want"... Ranger is a given, and rogue is the same, but I think a catfolk monk would rock!
Ah... the puns have begun... Everyone should have a look at the wiki on organizations. Some great examples here, though many are quite sketchy. Gives good ideas what types of organizations are already described in Golarion, what the judges might want, or not want, formatting, and what has already been done, or way overdone... I think this will be more of an imagination challenge than a technical one, and I'm really looking forward to it! Bring it on! |
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