Lithovore's page

I am signing off this blog topic(as per request), but first I wanted to thank everyone for their generous gift of information. Live long and proper... or isn't that how it goes?

Wow Lithovore! For your first 7 posts ever on these forums (all 7 of which seem to be in this very thread) you certainly have made a splash!

I had meant to reply back sooner but the browser gave me a flashback to the golden days of chat when I used to lose connection often during a chat. Never-the-less, I intend on making a VERY big splash, but I may have to wait a while. I have no intention of giving up though! Victory shall be mine! (hopes marc is even still on)

Lithovore wrote:

Jessica Price wrote:

As people have said, there are other channels (see Sara Marie's link above). You can write for third-party publishers, you can answer the open call for Pathfinder Society scenarios, or you can simply begin publishing your own material using the Compatibility License.

This last statement intrigues me beyond measure, I assume that "Compatibility License" is not in reference to the standard OGL? If this is the case could you perhaps link the terms of said license, Pretty please with sugar and faeries on top?

If you want to break into RPG writing I can give you some help. I have some suggestions, links, and I may have the ear of a 3PP if you are good enough. Send me a PM and we can talk about what to do next.

Persistence is a quality that can help you, but beware: too much can hurt you.

are you still here?

Lithovore wrote:

that's all fine and good but the entry is over. that means a year of waiting before even the chance to stick a toe out there, much less get it in the door. and when I found out about the contest, specifically the starting phase, I nearly cried. I have a few of the most original and awesome ideas that several longtime game-masters have ever seen. but alas I was days too late to enter. Curses, foiled again! But if the interest isn't there, I obviously can't force it, or can I? MUA HA HA

Actually, you're in one of the best places to be as far as becoming a potential writer for Paizo goes. You have a front-row seat to the ongoing RPG Superstar competition, and can study the failures and successes of this year to know what to expect for next year. Paizo staffers and readers alike have already compiled numerous resources for aspiring RPG writers, and you have ample time to research and internalize these valuable fonts of advice.

In addition, you've clearly already started thinking about next year's contest and what kinds of magic items, monsters, and so on you'd probably submit. You have whole year to refine and polish your entries before you submit them (which is far longer than you'd have for any writing assignment here), so it's the perfect time to shine! One of the biggest mistakes an aspiring writer can make is jumping the gun and not putting one's best foot forward. A year of preparation should be plenty of time to make your best first impression.

If you're interested in participating in the contest, I would highly recommend perusing the submission forums and voting on the magic item entries to see what other people are doing (voting ends soon!).

Oh, a chance not to be missed I assure you! I have been voting prolifically since the discovery of the contest. I actually have always had a soft spot for the magic items.

As people have said, there are other channels (see Sara Marie's link above). You can write for third-party publishers, you can answer the open call for Pathfinder Society scenarios, or you can simply begin publishing your own material using the Compatibility License.

This last statement intrigues me beyond measure, I assume that "Compatibility License" is not in reference to the standard OGL? If this is the case could you perhaps link the terms of said license, Pretty please with sugar and faeries on top?

I did not know of the other methods of gaining notice nor did I find the thread about different ways to get noticed. It was however my plan to find these things out by chat, so my idea worked, ha ;-P

Lithovore wrote:

Gorbacz wrote:

I guess that the first thing they do is to dump any unsolicited material in the trash bin, likely without reading it. Sounds harsh, but the very last thing a publishing company wants is to have someone sue them over a manuscript/idea which was sent to them over 10 years ago and now by chance or by parallel design made its way into print.

I also have a devious plan in play. If for instance I got the ear (or eye as it were) of one of the staff, they might just ask about the alluded to idea and thus any info I divulged would, per definition, become solicited. "best evil laugh"

Enter RPG Superstar. Write for third party publishers. Write for Wayfinder.

If you want to be noticed or solicited, show you're worth being noticed or solicited.

that's all fine and good but the entry is over. that means a year of waiting before even the chance to stick a toe out there, much less get it in the door. and when I found out about the contest, specifically the starting phase, I nearly cried. I have a few of the most original and awesome ideas that several longtime game-masters have ever seen. but alas I was days too late to enter. Curses, foiled again! But if the interest isn't there, I obviously can't force it, or can I? MUA HA HA

I guess that the first thing they do is to dump any unsolicited material in the trash bin, likely without reading it. Sounds harsh, but the very last thing a publishing company wants is to have someone sue them over a manuscript/idea which was sent to them over 10 years ago and now by chance or by parallel design made its way into print.

I also have a devious plan in play. If for instance I got the ear (or eye as it were) of one of the staff, they might just ask about the alluded to idea and thus any info I divulged would, per definition, become solicited. "best evil laugh"

Possibly so, but if the material were reviewed they would likely act on it quite quickly. I would settle for just seeing the idea make it's way into print as a cohesive and complete part of the pathfinder system.

So if I made a very big bold and grand suggestion you would try to fit it together with the current schedule, but it would just be sitting on a back burner for a long period of time if it got noticed at all, and we wouldn't know either way? Or would someone jump up and down and do the hula headstand to let everybody know there was a huge breakthrough? because the notion I have is pretty significant in scope, A whole new direction for the company to publish in as a matter of fact. And on the face of it I can't for the life of me imagine why nobody has done it yet! But that still begs the question of response style. (leaving aside the fact that if I simply hand the ideas over for somebody else that it abandons half a books worth of material that I already have. Not that I'm saying I wouldn't just to see the idea published and in print for everybody to enjoy!)

Okay, probably a dumb question, but if I don't ask I won't know. How would I contact someone about an idea I have for a book. keeping in mind of coarse that I already know that people jump through hoops to get a writing contract for this company, I still have an idea for a set of source books that would make a whole plethora of people very happy. I just wonder who I would talk to about it?