Writing For Pay

Writing For Pay Ep. 003 Show Notes

August 22nd, 2007

Part Two of our conversation with writer, editor, and game designer Wolfgang Baur.

• 0:58 - What Wade is up to lately, writing-wise.
• 2: 18 - Wolfgang’s Open Design project: writing for patrons!
• 6:11 - Keeping the patrons entertained while they’re waiting.
• 8:05 - Why the relative lack of advice and how-tos in the game industry?
• 11:05 - Open Design vs. the open source software movement.
• 12:44 - Weeding out the Internet trolls.
• 15:00 - Some pitfalls of the patron system.
• 19:26 - When writers need to tell their patrons no.
• 20:25 - The project as a conversation.
• 20:55 - Empire Of The Ghouls!
• 22:31 - Wolfgang’s new magazine, Kobold Quarterly.
• 24:10 - How you can get a copy.
• 25:46 - Advice to aspiring writers.
• 28:05 - Will publishers be interested in your awesome game ideas?
• 28:48 - Your first audience is the editor.
• 29:47 - Submit your square-peg queries to Kobold Quarterly!
• 30:40 - So many URLs do we have.

Wolfgang Baur’s Web site: www.wolfgangbaur.com

Publications by Wolfgang Baur:

• Kobold Quarterly
• Open Design
• The Forge of War (Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron Setting)
• Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (Dungeons & Dragons)

Music by Morgansorange

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