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Are there any guidelines for folks who want to submit their work to be published? Or are you only considering established writers?
What about contests for the fiction line the way you do the RPG line?
If you are interested in getting your stuff read by the Paizo community, may I suggest joining us at Pathfinder Chronicler.
There's no pay involved but you get to practice your writing and the editing (and critiquing) is done free by your fellow members (who ask only that you reciprocate). More information can be found on the forums here
At the moment, all Pathfinder Fiction is being commissioned from established authors. Down the road, I'd love to do slush piles/contests, but we just don't have the capacity at the moment, and probably won't for at least a year.
Kudos to Wicht for suggesting Pathfinder Chronicler!
Another suggestion...for short fiction...would be Wayfinder. The print issue is now taking submissions for release at PaizoCon 2010.
Another suggestion...for short fiction...would be Wayfinder. The print issue is now taking submissions for release at PaizoCon 2010.
YEAH! You tell 'em Neil!
Mmmm Wayfinder is still taking submissions for #2? I thought it was just till October 31st (just saw the post :P)
Anyway, I've been waiting for an opportunity to get back to writing in Golarion, so I guess I'll work something out.
I am working on an entire book in the setting of pathfinder's world of Golarion and would like to know if there is any way it could possibly become an established Pathfinder Tales book if the people of Paizo liked it enough?
I am thinking of adding one of my own created monsters as a substantial part of the story and would they or would they not accept that in a Pathfinder Tales book?
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I am working on an entire book in the setting of pathfinder's world of Golarion and would like to know if there is any way it could possibly become an established Pathfinder Tales book if the people of Paizo liked it enough?
I am thinking of adding one of my own created monsters as a substantial part of the story and would they or would they not accept that in a Pathfinder Tales book?
We cannot accept unsolicited novel submissions, and any such material we receive we cannot read to protect ourselves from legal action down the road. So the short answer to your question is, "no, your book cannot be released as official Pathfinder content." Since that's the case, you are free to add whatever items of your own creation to the book that you see fit. You're also encouraged to share your work with the community, such as on the Pathfinder fan fiction website, Pathfinder Chronicler or (for shorter pieces) the Wayfinder fanzine. You can also share them under the terms of our Community Use Policy, which permits the non-commercial use of our intellectual property under certain conditions, as detailed in the policy itself.
Best of luck, and thanks for your interest in adding to the Pathfinder world with your own creative contributions!
I am working on an entire book in the setting of pathfinder's world of Golarion and would like to know if there is any way it could possibly become an established Pathfinder Tales book if the people of Paizo liked it enough?
I am thinking of adding one of my own created monsters as a substantial part of the story and would they or would they not accept that in a Pathfinder Tales book?
We cannot accept unsolicited novel submissions, and any such material we receive we cannot read to protect ourselves from legal action down the road. So the short answer to your question is, "no, your book cannot be released as official Pathfinder content." Since that's the case, you are free to add whatever items of your own creation to the book that you see fit. You're also encouraged to share your work with the community, such as on the Pathfinder fan fiction website, Pathfinder Chronicler or (for shorter pieces) the Wayfinder fanzine. You can also share them under the terms of our Community Use Policy, which permits the non-commercial use of our intellectual property under certain conditions, as detailed in the policy itself.
Best of luck, and thanks for your interest in adding to the Pathfinder world with your own creative contributions!
That's a bummer,
Oh well, I can still write it.Just wondering, how does someone become an established writer or meet the requirements to submit a Pathfinder Tales book?
Just wondering, how does someone become an established writer or meet the requirements to submit a Pathfinder Tales book?
I'm afraid it's like that old joke about how to get to Carnegie Hall... practice, practice, practice.
At the moment, Paizo's only commissioning books/accepting inquiries from "pro" fiction writers. There's no one single path to becoming a professional novelist or short story writer (nor even necessarily consensus about what that means), but one basic idea is:
*Write a bunch of stories (set in your own worlds). Make them as good as you can.
*Send them out to magazines or publishers who accept unsolicited submissions (aka "slush").
*If you can't get in at the big places, try the slightly smaller places, all the way down until you start getting published, even if the pay is just token rates.
*Write more. Read more. Get feedback. Try to improve.
*Continue to try the "trickle-down submissions" approach—over time, you'll likely find that you're selling to better and better markets. Maybe you even start getting some people who contact you saying they're fans.
*Wake up one day and realize you're now selling to places you never dreamed of when you were first starting out. You're making actual money off your writing (6 cents a word is what SFWA calls "pro rates".) Congratulations—you're a professional writer!
I wish there was more of a secret to it than that. Certainly there are plenty of other avenues—you can hone your skills in journalism, or game writing, or editing, or self-publishing—but that's the one that I'm most familiar with.
Good luck!
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James left out a few steps, added in bold below.
*Write a bunch of stories (set in your own worlds). Make them as good as you can.
*Write more.
*Send them out to magazines or publishers who accept unsolicited submissions (aka "slush").
*Write more.
*If you can't get in at the big places, try the slightly smaller places, all the way down until you start getting published, even if the pay is just token rates.
*Write more. Read more. Get feedback. Try to improve.
*Continue to try the "trickle-down submissions" approach—over time, you'll likely find that you're selling to better and better markets. Maybe you even start getting some people who contact you saying they're fans.
*Write more.
*Wake up one day and realize you're now selling to places you never dreamed of when you were first starting out. You're making actual money off your writing (6 cents a word is what SFWA calls "pro rates".) Congratulations—you're a professional writer!
*Write more. Now with deadlines!
Thanks for the feedback!