tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post8025159466227811095..comments2024-03-29T07:35:51.362+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: For art's sakeDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57752745878255513232018-03-30T18:40:22.754+01:002018-03-30T18:40:22.754+01:00You never know. I'm sure Paul Gresty has plent...You never know. I'm sure Paul Gresty has plenty ideas for that book.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-26816033899504332242018-03-29T17:50:44.609+01:002018-03-29T17:50:44.609+01:00Thank you for releasing the book after all of thes...Thank you for releasing the book after all of these years. I was sorry to miss the kickstarter for FL7 but if Lone and Level Sands ever goes up for Kickstarting, consider my pledge already made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-4719270236546190072018-01-24T19:05:08.121+00:002018-01-24T19:05:08.121+00:00Might hold you to that, Stuart ;-)Might hold you to that, Stuart ;-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-3896131766030908532018-01-24T14:02:05.802+00:002018-01-24T14:02:05.802+00:00I will! I will! Me! Me! Me!I will! I will! Me! Me! Me!Stuart Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100216520313336932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-73342698358383873382018-01-02T02:30:50.360+00:002018-01-02T02:30:50.360+00:00You can do that. I've pledged to several camp...You can do that. I've pledged to several campaigns that have done that. My thing is that of all the costs in the KS pledge the largest was that of sending the thing to people. Why not make that an add-on for the physical books that can very on the idea that books printed in London will cost less to send to Liverpool than they will to send to Outer Botswanna or what have you.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-76182203347706279322018-01-01T11:09:37.054+00:002018-01-01T11:09:37.054+00:00I think the way Kickstarter is set up you can make...I think the way Kickstarter is set up you can make postage an add-on that's separate from the pledge itself. I don't know why more campaigns don't make use of that. Maybe they want the total amount raised to look impressive, so they roll postage & packing in with the pledge?DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-69723056657237484312018-01-01T01:43:53.075+00:002018-01-01T01:43:53.075+00:00Maybe if/when you guys do a Kickstarter for FL8 th...Maybe if/when you guys do a Kickstarter for FL8 the packaging/shipping costs should be an extra by region kind of thing that people add on and pay for separately.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-15829667218673196152017-12-31T16:50:35.445+00:002017-12-31T16:50:35.445+00:00I quite agree, and placing a lack of value on prof...I quite agree, and placing a lack of value on professions doesn't just stop at creative arts, does it? How to politicians refer to certain careers in order to justify low wages; ah yes, "vocations". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818401633834690357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-17529857725400468532017-12-31T13:51:24.182+00:002017-12-31T13:51:24.182+00:00No argument from me there. If I fail to sell my la...No argument from me there. If I fail to sell my latest book to a publisher I will have nothing to show for nine months' work. If I do sell it, I'll still probably make about as much as I could have earned in two months if I'd stayed in the videogames industry. But bear in mind that nobody forces us to make these choices, and life doesn't have to be fair. It was my own decision to spend my time writing a book instead of doing a salaried job, and that's a decision each author, artist, poet, musician, etc, must make for themselves.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-39507734577293409722017-12-31T04:35:13.915+00:002017-12-31T04:35:13.915+00:00Look forward to ordering the (paperback) book!Look forward to ordering the (paperback) book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818401633834690357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-71847534389916530112017-12-31T04:34:09.902+00:002017-12-31T04:34:09.902+00:00It doesn't seem fair at all. Without the talen...It doesn't seem fair at all. Without the talent, we'd have nothing to share, and yet the way it is treated it is starved and left to wither and die. For every wealthy writer there must be countless that make hardly a crumb. Certainly a case of "Don't give up your day job" but should we really be living in a society that places so little value on the creative arts?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818401633834690357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-11716516095603699312017-12-30T14:50:38.958+00:002017-12-30T14:50:38.958+00:00To anybody who wants to find out more about the lo...To anybody who wants to find out more about the lot of professional writers, I recommend George Gissing's novel New Grub Street. It's 130 years old but could just as well have come out yesterday. The t-shirt version: you need a bestseller, or preferably several, and don't expect royalties to add more than a pleasant surprise once in a blue moon.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-27528444998133363512017-12-30T14:45:44.953+00:002017-12-30T14:45:44.953+00:00Thanks, James. Cato, eh? A good role model!Thanks, James. Cato, eh? A good role model!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-8992661186100834122017-12-30T14:44:50.723+00:002017-12-30T14:44:50.723+00:00Yes, the paperbacks are set up already on Createsp...Yes, the paperbacks are set up already on Createspace and will appear on Amazon the moment I hit the publish button. I was waiting to see if there's any further news from Megara as to when backers can expect to receive their hardcover copies. Ideally they ought to get to see the book before anyone else, but if there's going to be a long delay then we'd get the paperbacks on sale sooner.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-17191710721071337782017-12-30T14:22:43.187+00:002017-12-30T14:22:43.187+00:00Well said. Spoken like a true Paladin of Ravayne, ...Well said. Spoken like a true Paladin of Ravayne, Dave.<br /><br />And the funding throughout has been a model of clarity and honesty that even Cato the Censor would have trouble finding something to quibble about!James O'Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293956084685099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-92051134289167712262017-12-30T13:49:22.724+00:002017-12-30T13:49:22.724+00:00Will "The Serpent King's Domain" be ...Will "The Serpent King's Domain" be available in bookstores some day? I have missed the Kickstarter Campaign, but would buy the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647632515884590080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-2205974937902226022017-12-30T13:18:54.875+00:002017-12-30T13:18:54.875+00:00I've done some (limited) freelance writing for...I've done some (limited) freelance writing for RPGs and was paid around 3c a word; this is pretty competitive in the market for someone with little or no experience. However, I need to eat (among other things1) so only getting paid $300 (nevermind £s!) for a 10,000 word adventure was never going to cut it.<br /><br />Considering the above, to get a salary per year of just $30k I'd have to write one hundred of those babies, which isn't going to realistically happen. I therefore don't freelance any more and the experience has really turned me off in general. I certainly don't see how in general such markets can support anything other than a few 'professionals' with the rest being commited enthusiasts that have a day job to supplement their forays into writing.<br /><br />I suppose I'm just sharing my first hand experiences as to how little the creative elements of a project get paid, especially the writers, for their work. The fact that Paul has only been paid around 3000 euros for authoring this gamebook supports this; I hope he has a royalty agreement for further sales and can get a share in any future success - something I, as a freelance and rookie writer, wasn't given.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818401633834690357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-40605702778250161322017-12-29T16:40:09.426+00:002017-12-29T16:40:09.426+00:00No more than Paul Gresty will, Kieran. He's al...No more than Paul Gresty will, Kieran. He's already written a few sections of book 8. I keep reminding him that he'd do better to shelve it for a while and concentrate on more lucrative work, such as his superb apps for Choice of Games, but it's like I said in the post -- a labour of true love.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-34887722616793331312017-12-29T16:10:43.663+00:002017-12-29T16:10:43.663+00:00I just want to say thanks to all involved in bring...I just want to say thanks to all involved in bringing this project to fruition. I'd lost all hope in ever seeing the later books in the 90s so to be so near to having a physical copy of Book 7 in my hands is a dream come true... though I'm sure in a few months I'll be tapping my feet impatiently for Book 8!Kieranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247538294375375486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-36235151710124360712017-12-29T15:19:04.712+00:002017-12-29T15:19:04.712+00:00I'm glad to hear that the Doctor is still stan...I'm glad to hear that the Doctor is still standing up for decent principles, John, and long may he - or she - continue to do so!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91527447419165782942017-12-29T14:55:28.320+00:002017-12-29T14:55:28.320+00:00Dave, I echo the words of praise above for the man...Dave, I echo the words of praise above for the manner in which you have responded to slanderous things that were said about you and colleagues/ friends. I hesitate to go on, as I know you’re not the biggest fan of Moffat- Capaldi moral grandstanding speeches, but in particular because of the current season I was rather touched by the Doctor’s ‘final words’ in this week’s episode and though I would repeat them here as your post clearly encapsulates the same sentiment, which on the one hand is so obvious and on the other so frequently betrayed by us all in practice - “Never be cruel, never be cowardly...Remember- hate is always foolish... Always try to be nice and never fail to be kind.” John Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249152658906641154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-29971874608590389972017-12-28T12:39:41.144+00:002017-12-28T12:39:41.144+00:00Who knows, maybe there will be more FL books. As t...Who knows, maybe there will be more FL books. As the figures given here indicate, it really is a labour of love for whoever works on it. It has to be as they can't make much of a wage off it. But if Paul, Kevin and Russ are willing to undertake book 8, and if we can find somebody to run the campaign and edit the books the way Richard did on a shoestring budget, then we'll go ahead.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-58061870324354969512017-12-28T12:35:24.114+00:002017-12-28T12:35:24.114+00:00Good point, Michael. Writers often get paid even l...Good point, Michael. Writers often get paid even less than artists. I never received a penny for my Mirabilis comic, for example, even when it was being serialized in Random House's weekly magazine The DFC. Not that RH didn't pay, just that everything had to go to the artists, including buying them Wacom tablets and other bits and pieces. Paul has plunged into other projects, which hopefully will provide him with better recompense than working on FL. He might even be able to afford a round of drinks at the pub.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887893691053633187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-77688177108463982732017-12-28T08:29:31.382+00:002017-12-28T08:29:31.382+00:00Very classy post Dave, good on you. I feel for Mik...Very classy post Dave, good on you. I feel for Mikael, who clearly has some personal anguish over this, but Megara have had a difficult year overall it seems, so I daresay FL is but a small part of the cause.<br /><br />Actually I most feel for Paul now, as that's a very small sum for a writer to earn for such a piece of work, even though he's clearly written considerably more than would have initially been anticipated just due to sheer excitement for the project. I'd be interested to hear his plans for 2018 when he's surfaced (from the pub I can only assume he's retreated to since submitting his manuscript).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820212330098297211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-56039913476093801432017-12-28T00:08:41.046+00:002017-12-28T00:08:41.046+00:00Thank you for the detailed explanation, artists re...Thank you for the detailed explanation, artists really deserve it all (and sorry for my English, I am not a native speaker). In fact, I am really happy with the news of the publication of the seventh volume of the Fabled Lands series and hopeful that the rest of the books will continue to be published through Kickstarter. I have as a treasure the other six volumes and I play them from time to time. Thanks again and happy holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com