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This is a thread for third-party publishers to post open calls searching for freelancers of all kinds: writers, artists, editors, layout, cartography, developers, etc. Please use the following format:
Publisher Name looking for [[position]]
Project Length:
Pay Rate:
Additional details:
Respond by:
One thing I'd have to ask of publishers is to note the date when they'll stop looking or at the very least post when they have filled the project.
This is for the sake of your sanity and anyone else who tries to query a year old project you filled within a week of posting.
One thing I'd have to ask of publishers is to note the date when they'll stop looking or at the very least post when they have filled the project.
This is for the sake of your sanity and anyone else who tries to query a year old project you filled within a week of posting.
Hence the "Respond By" option, and yeah, follow up would be good. :D
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Let's try this...
Publisher Name: Purple Duck Games is looking for a freelancer
Project Length: 6,000 - 8,000 words
Pay Rate: 0.01/edited word
Additional Details Creation of a skill-class with supporting material.
Respond by: February 2nd, 2015
Contact: gedakm@gmail.com
Very nice - I'll have something once I quit disrespectfully ignoring the freelancers I've already got. Strange Magic is leaving no time for anything else.
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OK Here I go...
Publisher Name:LPJ Design looking for a freelance writer for our upcoming bestiary for our campaign setting, NeoExodus: A House Divided.
Project Length: Each Monster write-up will be 500 to 1,000 words
Pay Rate: 0.01/edited word
Additional details: Those with monster creation & building experience and writers who have been published are encouraged to apply. Please submit samples of work with initial email.
Respond by: February 7th, 2015
Contact:LMPjr007@gmail.com
I want to go to there. I have only professionally freelanced one time, to build an encounter within the PF game system. This thread has become my new favorite!
What kind of monsters would you like?
What kind of monsters would you like?
Honestly, creative as possible. Take a look at the monsters we have done already for NeoExodus and see what you might be able to add to the setting.
Louis, do you want sample monsters in the body of the email or as attachments?
EDIT: Would be link to blog entry acceptable?
Louis, do you want sample monsters in the body of the email or as attachments?
Attached would be best.
EDIT: Would be link to blog entry acceptable?
Yes it would, especial if there are comments from other people about what they thought about the monster.
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Let's try this...
I believe I am talking to enough freelancers to make this project a go now. Thank you for your interest.
For those of you looking at freelancing for LPJ Design, you'll also want to take a look at the writer's guidelines.
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Wayward Rogues Publishing looking for artists for characters/portraits.
Project Length: 1-4 characters, 1-2 portraits
Pay Rate: 45-70 USD per character piece. 25-40 USD for portraits.
Additional details: Typical adventuring party; warrior, mage, rogue, priest.
Respond by: Feb 28, 2015
www.malikjoker@gmai.com
For those of you looking at freelancing for LPJ Design, you'll also want to take a look at the writer's guidelines.
Would it be possible to add sample monster statblock to the guidelines - do you use any sort of header for the name of the monster (and possibly lower tier headers for sections of the template) or is the whole monster entry plain text without headers?
Would it be possible to add sample monster statblock to the guidelines - do you use any sort of header for the name of the monster (and possibly lower tier headers for sections of the template) or is the whole monster entry plain text without headers?
I will see what I can do about that. Thanks for the interest.
OK Here I go...
Publisher Name:LPJ Design looking for a freelance writer for our upcoming bestiary for our campaign setting, NeoExodus: A House Divided.
Project Length: Each Monster write-up will be 500 to 1,000 words
Pay Rate: 0.01/edited word
Additional details: Those with monster creation & building experience and writers who have been published are encouraged to apply. Please submit samples of work with initial email.
Respond by: February 7th, 2015
Contact:LMPjr007@gmail.com
I sent you an e-mail with a sample of my work.
Dotted. I'm between assignments, looking for something not to long or complex. . .
Question, I do have a sample of my work, but its for something that hasn't been released yet and I'm not sure I can use it. Can I give a link to where I've posted up some monsters online for this?
Sure, just send the link to my email. Thanks!
Publisher Name: EN World TRAILseeker magazine articles (http://www.enworld.org/ensider/index.html)
Project Length: 2000 word articles or 5000 word adventures
Pay Rate: $0.03/word
Respond by: Continuous
Contact: please see this page - http://www.enworld.org/ensider/submissions.html - which includes details, writer's guidelines, style guides, and so on.Note: Artists are also needed.
I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?
Flaming Crab Games looking for freelancers!
Project: The Dragon's Hoard
Project Length: Up to twenty 500-word purchaseable magic items (with a gp value)
Pay Rate: Detailed in contract/ thread. Based on sales.
Additional details:Go on this thread or email us at flamingcrabgames@gmail.com for details/contract. Please ask for a contract before you get started so that you can at least know which format is required!
Respond by: Submissions are due February 15th, 2015. Please respond before then, though!
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Publisher Name: Drop Dead Studios looking for freelance writers to develop archetypes, traits, and other advanced options for an upcoming Spheres of Power expansion PDF.
Project Length: 1,000-10,000 depending on writing quality.
Pay Rate: 2.5 cents per edited word
Additional details: This project requires the writer to have a working knowledge of the Spheres of Power magic system.
I have a tendency to be demanding as a developer, and I reserve the right to send things back multiple times with edits until everyone involved is happy with the quality of the product. Therefore, those who apply will be sent a small assignment first, followed by longer assignments when the first is finished depending on quality and how we all felt about the process. Those who work out particularly well will find more work at higher rates coming their way in the future.
Respond by: February 14th, 2015
Contact: adam@dropdeadstudios.com
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Just to let all yo know, we at LPJ Design have four several new writers who we like and have assigned projects to already. So if you are interested and not sure you think you can be good at this, I will just say, don't miss out on your dreams because you are afraid to go after them. Those guys did and now they are going to have writing credits with the 3PP that MANY well know Pathfinder, WOTC and OGL writers worked with including Owen KC Stephens, Neil Spicer, Tim Hitchcock and MANY more. It is your job to loose.
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Flaming Crab Games looking for freelancers!
Project: The Dragon's Hoard
Project Length: Up to twenty 500-word purchaseable magic items (with a gp value)
Pay Rate: Detailed in contract/ thread. Based on sales.
Additional details:Go on this thread or email us at flamingcrabgames@gmail.com for details/contract. Please ask for a contract before you get started so that you can at least know which format is required!
Respond by: Submissions are due February 15th, 2015. Please respond before then, though!
I've sent an email. This sounds super cool!
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Fat Goblin Games is looking for: freelance writers willing to write an entire Call to Arms book.
Project Length: One whole Call to Arms PDF-book. Flexible, with ~7,500+ words as "suggested"
Pay Rate: Sales Based, effectively ~40% profits of book sales
Additional details: Blog-post on FatGoblinGames.com gives extensive details.
Respond by: Potentially "on-going", based on your own timeline/expectations. As of this posting, I have taken on ~6 freelancers, and expect I could handle around a dozen+ total due to the nature of these books. Watch fatgoblingames.com for on-going updates as time goes by after this post.
Please email questions to address on blog-post or contact me via Paizo's mail-system, in lieu of posting to this thread (so we don't clog it up unnecessarily).
I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?Felipe is the correct person!
Is there a time frame in which I should expect a response? I imagine you have high volumes of e-mails to filter through, but if my proposal is denied will I at least be informed?
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I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?
Felipe responding to my inquiry about a week after I sent it.
I've been accepted as cartographer by the art director, at least.
I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?Felipe responding to my inquiry about a week after I sent it.
I've been accepted as cartographer by the art director, at least.
Do you mean he is or isn't responding, congrats on the map position tho.
Do you mean he is or isn't responding, congrats on the map position tho.I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?Felipe responding to my inquiry about a week after I sent it.
I've been accepted as cartographer by the art director, at least.
Felipe is, but as said, it took a full 7 days before I got a response, whereas for illustration work the art director responded the next day. I imagine there has been far more submissions for writing than illustrating, at least at the start of the Open Call.
Felipe is, but as said, it took a full 7 days before I got a response, whereas for illustration work the art director responded the next day. I imagine there has been far more submissions for writing than illustrating, at least at the start of the Open Call.Do you mean he is or isn't responding, congrats on the map position tho.I sent an e-mail to Felipe, but it appears he is not the one to talk to anymore? Should I resend my proposal e-mail?Felipe responding to my inquiry about a week after I sent it.
I've been accepted as cartographer by the art director, at least.
Hmm I emailed the art director and never received a response...que sera sera.
When writing adventures for freelance gigs in general, is there a specific outline that I should follow in terms of organizing the adventure? The style guides I've read deal with general writing guidelines and formatting of game terms, but not necessarily on how to layout an adventure.
Hmm I emailed the art director and never received a response...que sera sera.
I submitted my portfolio on the first day of this announcement. Perhaps he's gotten busy with more submissions since then. He noted I was the first cartographer that applied, though it was my portfolio that got me in.
When writing adventures for freelance gigs in general, is there a specific outline that I should follow in terms of organizing the adventure? The style guides I've read deal with general writing guidelines and formatting of game terms, but not necessarily on how to layout an adventure.
If the publisher doesn't provide you with a specific format, then I suggest going with what works. Find a Pathfinder adventure you own that really worked well for you, and use it as a template for how you organize your information and layout.
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When writing adventures for freelance gigs in general, is there a specific outline that I should follow in terms of organizing the adventure? The style guides I've read deal with general writing guidelines and formatting of game terms, but not necessarily on how to layout an adventure.If the publisher doesn't provide you with a specific format, then I suggest going with what works. Find a Pathfinder adventure you own that really worked well for you, and use it as a template for how you organize your information and layout.
To add to my fellow ancient terror's suggestion I'd personally suggest finding an old copy of Dungeon magazine and using that as a guide as well. This is especially true if you're planning on contributing to a smaller publication.
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...but one thing I know that publishers appreciate is when writers follow their house styles. If you are pitching to a specific company, look at some of the similar products and match that format. Not everyone uses a formulaic approach to their material, but almost everyone out there has particular ways they do things. If you're working on something that is like something else they've done, match that format and style.
Of course, there are always exceptions and I'm totally willing to be wrong. :)
