I seem to remember that I enjoyed writing my Ravensloft book. The rules made it a little like writing a sonnet rather than blank verse and I actually rather enjoyed the constriction since it forced me to be creative in order to say what I wanted to say in spite of it. (and that's probably the first time a TSR book has ever been compared to a sonnet...)
I didn't like the time frame -- while I can write a book in three months, I'd really rather not because it means that all I'm doing for three months is writing that book and that plays hell with relationships -- and I had rather a lengthy and heated argument about conservation of mass (dealing with wererats) that I sort of lost, but generally, it was fun applying D&D skills to a novel. (a reader told me once that I was clearly the only gamer they hired for that series)
I'm still very fond of the book and think it might do well in reprint outside a gaming audience but we can't pry the rights free.
I can't remember what I was paid for it but it was equal or close to what I was making for original work at the time since the editor came looking for me. Mind you, it's not making me anything now and if it hadn't been work for hire it still would be.
Would I do it again? Probably. So if Jerry Bruckheimer drops by, let him know I'm available for a Pirates novelization.
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Date: 2004-08-31 10:04 am (UTC)I didn't like the time frame -- while I can write a book in three months, I'd really rather not because it means that all I'm doing for three months is writing that book and that plays hell with relationships -- and I had rather a lengthy and heated argument about conservation of mass (dealing with wererats) that I sort of lost, but generally, it was fun applying D&D skills to a novel. (a reader told me once that I was clearly the only gamer they hired for that series)
I'm still very fond of the book and think it might do well in reprint outside a gaming audience but we can't pry the rights free.
I can't remember what I was paid for it but it was equal or close to what I was making for original work at the time since the editor came looking for me. Mind you, it's not making me anything now and if it hadn't been work for hire it still would be.
Would I do it again? Probably. So if Jerry Bruckheimer drops by, let him know I'm available for a Pirates novelization.