The Digital Front

[Highmoon]

This episode is sponsored by RPGnow.com, the leading source of independent roleplaying games.

In The Digital Front - Episode 08 we chat with Preston DuBose, president of 12 to Midnight. Preston put out a PDF called E-Publishing Secrets: The Shocking Truth About Starting Your Own RPG Company, and though it started as a joke, it turned out to be a good list of valuable advice (download the free PDF and follow along!). Mark then reviews Witch Hunter: The Invisible World from Paradigm Concepts.

Please feel free to discuss this episode on our forums or call our voicemail line at 206-350-4441.
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[Lodestone]

#4: Let the X-Box controller get dusty.

Oh the irony! Not that I'm trying to publish, but I am working on a couple of game designs for personal use. And what I end up doing instead is listening to podcasts. Now this and other gaming podcasts provide great inspiration, but sometimes it seems like the perfect example of the saying, "Are you going to fish or cut bait."

Still, keep up all the good work. Somehow, I'll manage to fit it all in.

[Highmoon]

The irony, indeed. Don't worry, I actually do the same sometimes.
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[ONE-MONK]

Another great interview. I had just read the guide about a month before this podcast, and he could not be more right! It was very humorous reading, and listening.

I was also not aware that there are over 500 publishers at RPGnow! That is one crowded marketplace. It would seem to be a real struggle to establish yourself there as a new publisher.

It's too bad for me, that if I do not create and try to sell, my head will explode! It's in my blood to create the things I do, so I might as well see if I can make some good side money from it. I have followed some of the recommendations in the guide to keep me focused and productive.

I am off to the EnWorld forums to look through those old posts about publishing...
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T　he next day a pink mosquito net hung in my room. We just kept silent when hanging it on our bed. I gave it to her as a gift, but I did not tell her my intention. I felt it was like a full-blown rose which could be regarded as my compensation for the love. But I thought that nothing could really make it up. That day was also her birthday. (World of warcraft gold)

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That summer was gone. We could do nothing but love each other.

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