Kaiscomet started a thread over on the Wizards of the Coast Once Upon a Time forum that really struck a cord with me. I mentioned last month that I was considering a submission for WotC’s “new imprint” open call, and quitting to write full time as a byproduct. After some sound advice from Paul Kemp, [...]
Discovering my pace
Filed under Writing Journal on December 10, 2004
Tagged: Wizards of the Coast
When it rains, it pours
Filed under Writing Journal on November 22, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro, Maiden of Pain, Wizards of the Coast
I ran into my first hiccup with Wizards/Hasbro this month. I turned in the first draft of Maiden on October 6th. The advance I receive for the novel is broken into three parts; each part was to be received within 30 days after the meeting of a particular deadline. November 6th came and went, but [...]
Wizards book submission chat
Filed under Market Report on November 16, 2004
Tagged: Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast just announced an online chat about the submission process for their publishing department. It’s at the end of the day for us West Coasters, but anyone who attends might look for an appearance by Loghan Shadowhand.
A disagreement on foreseeable deadlines
Filed under Soapbox on May 4, 2004
Tagged: deadlines, Wizards of the Coast
The most recent Write Now article discusses what to do if you blow a deadline. Of course, the most important thing to remember is DON”T BLOW A DEADLINE. The author, Jess Lebow, does a good job of covering this point. He then breaks blown deadlines into two categories: foreseeable and unforeseeable. Unforeseeable is fairly self-explanatory. [...]
The obligatory introduction
Filed under Writing Journal on April 3, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, Forgotten Realms, Maiden of Pain, Wizards of the Coast
Alright, so even though it will take me a month before I get this thing redesigned and working the way I want, I thought I’d go ahead and get introductions out of the way. My name is Kameron. I’m a 30-something who lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son. Not anything terribly [...]
