Article by Yax
Published on December 14, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: mongoose publishing, RPG industry
Mongoose publishing recaps their business successes and failures every year. The insight provided is very interesting. I highly recommend reading it:
There’s one very interesting paragraph in there:
For the first time in nine years, I would advise anyone looking to launch a new RPG company to halt their plans, and wait to see what happens in the market next. Now is not a good time to launch a new company.
I feel that this … Continue reading →
Article by Joe
Published on December 13, 2010
Categories: Writing & Publishing
Tags: getting started, time management
Once you get over your fear of getting started and decide that you truly want to find time for your writing endeavors, a little self examination is in order. Through it, you can discover your optimal writing zone, that time during the day when you accomplish the most from your creative endeavors.
Doing so requires just three simple steps:
Determine What You Are Spending Your Time On
Take the next day or two and track everything you spend your time … Continue reading →
Article by Joe
Published on December 4, 2010
Categories: Writing & Publishing
Tags: planning, RPG, writing
Earlier this week I kicked off this series on Finding Time to Write by noting that despite what many people tend to think, they actually do have time for creative endeavors. All they need to do is to make those endeavors a priority while at the same time avoiding the common pitfalls that plague such projects. One of those common pitfalls is overplanning, which is the focus of today’s post.
Everywhere you go people talk about the benefits of planning. … Continue reading →
Article by Joe
Published on November 30, 2010
Categories: Writing & Publishing
Tags: getting started, productivity, time management, writing
One of the biggest barriers I run into as a writing and creativity coach is time. Over and over again, I hear clients tell me that they don’t have time to write, don’t have time to create. They want to, but they just can’t seem to find the time.
Each and every time I hear it I have to laugh. Of course, you have the time to write, I tell them. You just have to decide if writing is really … Continue reading →
Article by Joe
Published on November 15, 2010
Categories: Writing & Publishing
Tags: RPG, writing
While roaming around the ‘Net this weekend, I stumbled on this terrific post by novelist Justine Musk over at Tribal Writer in which she talks about developing a creative practice.
Being creative is hard work, a minute by minute journey into the unknown, and our animal brains would much rather have us do something far less daunting, such as sitting on the couch watching tv while scarfing down a bag of Doritos.
Read Justine’s post to discover ways that you … Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on November 14, 2010
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Avoid RPG publishing pitfalls
Game Systems, Worlds, And Adventures takes a look at the three most common types of RPG products on the market today – adventures, game settings and game systems.
It identifies key features of each product type, and offers you tips and suggestions on how to deal with several problems you will run into in the development phase so you won’t be sidetracked, waste time on dead ends or make critical errors that are the difference between … Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on November 3, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: Dungeon Mastering, gamer lifestyle, Level 31, writing
It’s in the books! I made my first dollar from Level 31 exactly 84 days after starting the Gamer Lifestyle program. Hurray! Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on October 22, 2010
Categories: Writing & Publishing
Tags: publishing, RPG
Gareth-Michael Skarka wrote a great article on the state of tabletop RPG publishing:
http://gmskarka.com/2010/10/21/tabletopocalypse-now/
What I take from it is that no one, under any circumstance, should try to do what every big publisher does and try to do it with a tiny budget. They’re not doing very well with all their leverage. To be successful, you need to focus on growing a dedicated fan base organically and keeping profit margins high so you don’t have to sell thousands of … Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on October 18, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: gamer lifestyle, Level 31, newsletter, RPG
I am happy to announce that my case study RPG project is going public. Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on September 20, 2010
Categories: Self Development, Writing & Publishing
Tags: newsletter, PDF, writing
Something stranged happened tonight. I finished writing the ebook I will be giving out to build an audience, I created a little printable PDF bonus freebie, I set up my newsletter subscription flow, I uploaded everything to my site and updated the site itself. All in all, a monster day (4 hours of focused work). But…
I got scared.
Scared? Yep. Terrified. I saw the light at the end of a tunnel and I suddenly started being afraid that people … Continue reading →
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