thread: 2012-03-06 : Chad Underkoffler: Freelancing for RPGs
On 2012-03-07, Chad Underkoffler wrote:
@Simon:
>>What advice do you have to publishers who employ freelancers? How do they get in your good books?<
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Pay them for their work.
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>How much feedback and rewrites requests do you get from publishers?<<
Depends on the project and what I've delivered. Has ranged from nothing to rewrite until project explodes, and no one gets anything out of it.
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>How much do they playtest your stuff before publication?<<
On spec assumes you've already playtested yourself; WFH may or may not playtest before publication.
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>Do you prefer lots of feedback and be forced to rewrite or a vaccuum which occasionally splurges out money?<<
I like pina coladas, and walks in the rain. ;)
Personally, I like lots of feedback and splurges of money.
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>I'd be very happy to post something from the other point of view if it's helpful.<<
Please do!