This is a response I wrote to a Dungeon Mastering reader who was wondering how to get noticed in the RPG industry.
How do you compete with free?
Here’s the thing about working in the gaming and creative writing fields: people do it for free. With a little effort, WOTC could get free content for almost all [...]
Self-doubt is a dream killer. This is food for thought – no actionable to-do list here! But hopefully it can keep you going when you experience self-doubt (we all do)
Hard work
When you feel like working on your project, leverage that energy. Can you free up your schedule to ride that wave of motivation? Can you [...]
Jess Hartley wrote a series of articles: GenCon for the aspiring professional.
My take on GenCon networking
It can work. But you have to network the right way. A great first step is to read Jess’ articles. And here’s my advice for the RPG GenCon networker:
1. Know your goal(s)
It’s hard to justify the trip to Indianapolis or [...]
I was listening to an interview with Maria Andros and she said something that rang very true to me: “everything you wants lies outside your comfort zone”. What it means to me is that the status quo is detrimental to my personal and business lives.
Having a routine is great… But it doesn’t get you anywhere.
Personally, [...]
I started 3 businesses. The first one led me to bankruptcy. The second one merely failed. The third is doing great.
I built boring game worlds, created linear stories, and ran campaigns that bombed after one session. But my players only seem to remember the 3 timeless campaigns we played in.
I gave advice to people who [...]
