I won't be able to go to PaizoCon this year (dang flabbit blasted economy), so I will only be able to pick up my copy on PDF. I don't think there is a thread yet for the PDF edition, so I'm going to put my one suggestion here:
When you're considering the layout, would it be possible to keep the background white? While I love the look of Wayfinder #2, I would prefer to sacrifice as few print cartriges as possible on the altar of creating my own dead tree copy.
I'll try to screw up my courage to submit something, as well (I DM for my regular group, but I don't really think of myself as a writer).
Whew! Ole Soricel submitted, must rest these tired gnome hands. Ahh beer!
Although I submitted my piece at 1250+ words, upon looking it over, I think it would be better served by another 500 words or so. Is that acceptable? Should I just continue it as a second part?
Thou shalt not disregard canon, thou shalt build upon it.
Keep in mind thy audience. No slash fic/porn fantasies, cheesecake/beefcake/fan service - keep it PG-13.
Short and sweet. Unless otherwise specified, max article sizes are 750 and 1500 words. Anything over 1500 words will have to be pre-approved by me.
What??
No "cheesecake/beefcake/fan service"??
What??
No "cheesecake/beefcake/fan service"??
There might be some unofficial stuff floating around PaizoCon. I'll say no more on this though. ;)
Important question now that the deadline is upon us: what time on the 17th is the cutoff for submissions?
No specific time for submissions. :)
Sent in a Gods & Magic style write-up of Milani.
I'm new to posting here, but quite dig the Pathfinder system and game world. My submission is in, hooray for community content!
Real life got in the way this time. Hopefully I'll be able to finish, edit, and polish a few things in time for Wayfinder #4 (fingers crossed).
Big thanks to Lilith and everyone else who puts so much hard work into these things.
Submitted.
Yay, moah articles coming in!
*does the froggie dance*
ALL MUST SUBMIT TO ME!
MWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HA--
Stupid chest cold.
Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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Sent in a Gods & Magic style write-up of Milani.Excellent! I was hoping for a little more on Milani, as I have an inquisitor of Milani for my PFS character!
Oh, and just sent in an NPC entry for another of Ostog's party companions. ;-)
Ugh....take two. I wanted to share Howell at a level compatible with the rest of the party in the NPC Guide, so a bit of a rewrite was in order. Hard to do, when I haven't even SEEN the NPC Guide, yet.
DOH! Please forgive me, Mistress Lilith!
Forty-five article submissions! Nicely done everybody. :D
Now onto the bad news and a bit of finger-wagging...
Who goes, who stays?
I need to consult with the 'frog for our print budget. Not all forty-five articles may make it in, just so's you know. As previously stated, there is a certain method to the madness...
But not hitting your word count is not a good way to stay at the top. If you're familiar at all with the way publishing works, you know that word count is often brought up, as exceeding word count can often kill the established page count and layout of the physical product.
The reverse is also true.
If your article is short by X amount (where X in this case is 100 and up), the gap in the layout needs to be filled. By whom might you ask? The developers/editors, usually. The word counts are there for a reason people! :D
Now, don't panic. Luckily we announced this with enough lead time that if your article is accepted, and if your article is short, you will be allowed THREE DAYS to fill in the shortage. If you don't get it back to me in time, you will be at the mercy of whoever is developing/editing your article. Or me. :P
You can help us inlcude MOAR articles into WF3...how? Donate! ;P
Now seriously, There may be enough time/people to make the issue big and why not, even a semi-hard cover like the APs if the pagecount goes abode 100, which its a really hard objective to reach but it would be AWESOME!, but the $ issue is just as large.
zylphryx:
You can help us inlcude MOAR articles into WF3...how? Donate! ;P
Now seriously, There may be enough time/people to make the issue big and why not, even a semi-hard cover like the APs if the pagecount goes abode 100, which its a really hard objective to reach but it would be AWESOME!, but the $ issue is just as large.
zylphryx: ** spoiler omitted **
How do we donate again? And how much approximately would be needed?
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This had me worried but then I opened my articles up and discovered that my short fiction was exactly 1500 and my prestige was 1419.
that's pretty cool, couldn't have hit those marks unless I tried
Well I know I am guilty of one article being 119 words short of 1500, the other was within three words. BUT, if it is picked 100-119 words should not be a problem. ;)
Well, my short fiction was 1250 words, which falls nicely between 750 and 1500 words.
The way I was understanding the +-100 bit was if you're 100 words or so short of 750, or more than 100 words over 1500, that would be problematic. It wouldn't make sense for word counts within the stated limits to be an issue. Of course, that's just my interpretation of it, and could very well be wrong.
I hope my piece makes it in, but if it doesn't, I'll just try again another time.
Sent in a Gods & Magic style write-up of Milani.Excellent! I was hoping for a little more on Milani, as I have an inquisitor of Milani for my PFS character!
Let me know if you'd like a look at it if it doesn't get accepted and I'll send it your way.
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Well, my short fiction was 1250 words, which falls nicely between 750 and 1500 words.
The way I was understanding the +-100 bit was if you're 100 words or so short of 750, or more than 100 words over 1500, that would be problematic. It wouldn't make sense for word counts within the stated limits to be an issue. Of course, that's just my interpretation of it, and could very well be wrong.
I hope my piece maIkes it in, but if it doesn't, I'll just try again another time.
I think we needed to hit one total or the other - I don't think it was a range
+/- 100 isn't the problem. It's +/- 200 or more that is. The 750/1500 wasn't a range, but looking back on my original post, I should have made this a bit clearer.
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+/- 100 isn't the problem. It's +/- 200 or more that is. The 750/1500 wasn't a range, but looking back on my original post, I should have made this a bit clearer.
Awwwwww, crud. Yeah, I read it like it was a range, too. (hangs head in shame)
Well....luckily, I can easily come up with another 240 words. Why, it's like there's a whole thread of inspiration to draw from...... ;-)
Hi there Lilith!
I think the question many of us needy and all around fragile creative types are wondering now is ... do you have any idea when the big What Made It In decision will be made?
Thanks!
Soon. By next Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest.
