Comments on: How to Branch Out from Writing RPGs http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/ Matt Forbeck's official website and blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sean Everette http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-46311 Sean Everette Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:31:07 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-46311 It also doesn't hurt to know, or get to know, the right people. In most of my professional life, it's all been about who I knew. Also, being part of the fan community can be a way to get noticed at smaller RPG publishers. I know when I was Managing Editor at Sovereign Press/Margaret Weis Productions a few of the new writers I used for Dragonlance 3.5 books came from the community at the Dragonlance Nexus and Dragonlance.com (same message forums, just two ways to get there). It also doesn’t hurt to know, or get to know, the right people. In most of my professional life, it’s all been about who I knew.

Also, being part of the fan community can be a way to get noticed at smaller RPG publishers. I know when I was Managing Editor at Sovereign Press/Margaret Weis Productions a few of the new writers I used for Dragonlance 3.5 books came from the community at the Dragonlance Nexus and Dragonlance.com (same message forums, just two ways to get there).

]]> By: Sean Everette http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-50794 Sean Everette Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-50794 It also doesn't hurt to know, or get to know, the right people. In most of my professional life, it's all been about who I knew. Also, being part of the fan community can be a way to get noticed at smaller RPG publishers. I know when I was Managing Editor at Sovereign Press/Margaret Weis Productions a few of the new writers I used for Dragonlance 3.5 books came from the community at the Dragonlance Nexus and Dragonlance.com (same message forums, just two ways to get there). It also doesn’t hurt to know, or get to know, the right people. In most of my professional life, it’s all been about who I knew.

Also, being part of the fan community can be a way to get noticed at smaller RPG publishers. I know when I was Managing Editor at Sovereign Press/Margaret Weis Productions a few of the new writers I used for Dragonlance 3.5 books came from the community at the Dragonlance Nexus and Dragonlance.com (same message forums, just two ways to get there).

]]> By: Matt Forbeck http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-46309 Matt Forbeck Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:54:20 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-46309 That's a whole 'nother post, and I've run entire seminars on it. The short answer is that RPG writing is one of the easiest fields of writing to break into, but as with anything else it helps if you know what you're doing. That’s a whole ‘nother post, and I’ve run entire seminars on it. The short answer is that RPG writing is one of the easiest fields of writing to break into, but as with anything else it helps if you know what you’re doing.

]]> By: Matt Forbeck http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-50793 Matt Forbeck Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:54:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-50793 That's a whole 'nother post, and I've run entire seminars on it. The short answer is that RPG writing is one of the easiest fields of writing to break into, but as with anything else it helps if you know what you're doing. That’s a whole ‘nother post, and I’ve run entire seminars on it. The short answer is that RPG writing is one of the easiest fields of writing to break into, but as with anything else it helps if you know what you’re doing.

]]> By: Christian Lindke http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-46308 Christian Lindke Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:45:23 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-46308 Some of us find it difficult enough to "branch in" to writing for rpgs. Some of us find it difficult enough to “branch in” to writing for rpgs.

]]> By: Christian Lindke http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/comment-page-1/#comment-50792 Christian Lindke Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/03/05/how-to-branch-out-from-writing-rpgs/#comment-50792 Some of us find it difficult enough to "branch in" to writing for rpgs. Some of us find it difficult enough to “branch in” to writing for rpgs.

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