I'd like to write fiction, and possibly an adventure or two. How does one go about doing this?
How do I submit, or publish, Traveller material?
- Thread starter Blue Ghost
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So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?
Well, screw that. Think I'll dump Traveller for GURPS Prime Directive; the soon to be definitive ST RPG.
Well, screw that. Think I'll dump Traveller for GURPS Prime Directive; the soon to be definitive ST RPG.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blue Ghost:
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?
Well, screw that. Think I'll dump Traveller for GURPS Prime Directive; the soon to be definitive ST RPG.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Deifinitive? I think not. PD is not licenced to use anything not from the classic or animmated trek series. Decipher has the RP licence for all of trek. (and most of the LUG Trek People, according to their site.) Supposedly releasing in August 2001.
Prime Directive is set in the SFB universe. Which is a different variant universe. (ADB was licenced originally by Franz Joseph Designs, who was a licensee of Desilu Studios. The lawsuits forced Paramount to directly licence ADB for use of and variations from TOS and TAS, but not the movies nor the TNG and later series.)
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Smith & Wesson: The Original Point and Click interface!
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?
Well, screw that. Think I'll dump Traveller for GURPS Prime Directive; the soon to be definitive ST RPG.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Deifinitive? I think not. PD is not licenced to use anything not from the classic or animmated trek series. Decipher has the RP licence for all of trek. (and most of the LUG Trek People, according to their site.) Supposedly releasing in August 2001.
Prime Directive is set in the SFB universe. Which is a different variant universe. (ADB was licenced originally by Franz Joseph Designs, who was a licensee of Desilu Studios. The lawsuits forced Paramount to directly licence ADB for use of and variations from TOS and TAS, but not the movies nor the TNG and later series.)
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-aramis
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Smith & Wesson: The Original Point and Click interface!
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blue Ghost:
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Eh? Where did that come from? JTAS doesn't publish fiction, but it is always on the look-out for articles. I don't speak for JTAS, but I can tell you personal observation that new contributors of quality work always are welcome.
Hans
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Eh? Where did that come from? JTAS doesn't publish fiction, but it is always on the look-out for articles. I don't speak for JTAS, but I can tell you personal observation that new contributors of quality work always are welcome.
Hans
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by T. Foster:
...I don't actually know as, somewhat ashamedly, I must confess I'm too cheap and/or lazy to have ever subscribed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Lazy I can't argue with, but cheap? You get 156 articles for $15. That works out at 10 cents apiece.
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money. Not to mention that you get access to the archives which at the moment contains more than 200 articles...
Hans
...I don't actually know as, somewhat ashamedly, I must confess I'm too cheap and/or lazy to have ever subscribed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Lazy I can't argue with, but cheap? You get 156 articles for $15. That works out at 10 cents apiece.
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money. Not to mention that you get access to the archives which at the moment contains more than 200 articles...
Hans
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aramis:
Deifinitive? I think not. PD is not licenced to use anything not from the classic or animmated trek series. Decipher has the RP licence for all of trek. (and most of the LUG Trek People, according to their site.) Supposedly releasing in August 2001.
Prime Directive is set in the SFB universe. Which is a different variant universe. (ADB was licenced originally by Franz Joseph Designs, who was a licensee of Desilu Studios. The lawsuits forced Paramount to directly licence ADB for use of and variations from TOS and TAS, but not the movies nor the TNG and later series.)
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
No. That's actually quite incorrect. ADB has a what's known to Paramount as a "Class B" license, of which they're the last ones hold such an agreement with the film studio. In essence it states that all material within the 1960's television show, with the exception of story and characters, may be used. The Franz Joseph material was used as a basis for SFB, but SFB itself needed permission from Paramount to utilize "Trek" material.
[This message has been edited by Blue Ghost (edited 19 July 2001).]
Deifinitive? I think not. PD is not licenced to use anything not from the classic or animmated trek series. Decipher has the RP licence for all of trek. (and most of the LUG Trek People, according to their site.) Supposedly releasing in August 2001.
Prime Directive is set in the SFB universe. Which is a different variant universe. (ADB was licenced originally by Franz Joseph Designs, who was a licensee of Desilu Studios. The lawsuits forced Paramount to directly licence ADB for use of and variations from TOS and TAS, but not the movies nor the TNG and later series.)
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
No. That's actually quite incorrect. ADB has a what's known to Paramount as a "Class B" license, of which they're the last ones hold such an agreement with the film studio. In essence it states that all material within the 1960's television show, with the exception of story and characters, may be used. The Franz Joseph material was used as a basis for SFB, but SFB itself needed permission from Paramount to utilize "Trek" material.
[This message has been edited by Blue Ghost (edited 19 July 2001).]
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rancke:
Lazy I can't argue with, but cheap? You get 156 articles for $15. That works out at 10 cents apiece.
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money. Not to mention that you get access to the archives which at the moment contains more than 200 articles...
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, averaged out like that $15/year is extremely reasonable, but then again considering the significant stack of still-unread Trav material on my bookshelf, multitude of fan websites I haven't yet explored, and daily discussion both here and on the TML - all of it free (or at least already-paid-for) - dropping actual cash money for essentially "more of the same" (even if, perhaps, of higher average quality) just doesn't strike me as all that great a use for my limited funds. Why buy a cow (even a cheap one) when I've already got more milk than I'll probably ever need right here for free?
Lazy I can't argue with, but cheap? You get 156 articles for $15. That works out at 10 cents apiece.
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money. Not to mention that you get access to the archives which at the moment contains more than 200 articles...
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, averaged out like that $15/year is extremely reasonable, but then again considering the significant stack of still-unread Trav material on my bookshelf, multitude of fan websites I haven't yet explored, and daily discussion both here and on the TML - all of it free (or at least already-paid-for) - dropping actual cash money for essentially "more of the same" (even if, perhaps, of higher average quality) just doesn't strike me as all that great a use for my limited funds. Why buy a cow (even a cheap one) when I've already got more milk than I'll probably ever need right here for free?
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blue Ghost:
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hardly. The JTAS just has an idea of what its readers want and limits its submissions to that range.
So it's a Good Old Boy's Club?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hardly. The JTAS just has an idea of what its readers want and limits its submissions to that range.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rancke:
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think it is a value also. It looks like a great place to break your writing too. Don't even have to be a subscriber to be published.
I am biased, of course, but I really think it is excellent value for money.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think it is a value also. It looks like a great place to break your writing too. Don't even have to be a subscriber to be published.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by n2s:
Hardly. The JTAS just has an idea of what its readers want and limits its submissions to that range.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Myself, I don't think that's a very good justification. It they "know" what their readers want, then they'll be able to sift through the material, and publish what they think is appropiate.
Truth is it's a business, and there's probably a network of favoritism as to who gets to do what. Ah well. It wouldn't be the first time. At one time I thought game companies had a little more class, but I guess they're just like anyone else who's out to make a buck.
Hardly. The JTAS just has an idea of what its readers want and limits its submissions to that range.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Myself, I don't think that's a very good justification. It they "know" what their readers want, then they'll be able to sift through the material, and publish what they think is appropiate.
Truth is it's a business, and there's probably a network of favoritism as to who gets to do what. Ah well. It wouldn't be the first time. At one time I thought game companies had a little more class, but I guess they're just like anyone else who's out to make a buck.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blue Ghost:
Myself, I don't think that's a very good justification. It they "know" what their readers want, then they'll be able to sift through the material, and publish what they think is appropiate.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't know why JTAS doesn't publish fiction. Maybe the publisher or the editor thinks it isn't as useful to gamers as articles and reviews. But as for sifting through the material, I do know that the editor is only paid for a set number of hours' work per week (and not a large number). Anything he does over that comes out of his own time. It makes sense to limit the amount of submissions that he knows from the start that he won't want to use.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Truth is it's a business, and there's probably a network of favoritism as to who gets to do what. Ah well. It wouldn't be the first time. At one time I thought game companies had a little more class, but I guess they're just like anyone else who's out to make a buck.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, right. We lucky few who have been accorded the privilege of getting paid the princely sum of 3 cents a word for our work did so by shovering Loren Wiseman with fabulous gifts and fulsome praise. It's so nice to hear all about it from someone who really knows what he is talking about.
I guess you overlooked my previous response to your diatribe. To save you the trouble of looking it up, I'll quote it for you here:
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by me:
Eh? Where did that come from? JTAS doesn't publish fiction, but it is always on the look-out for articles. I don't speak for JTAS, but I can tell you [from] personal observation that new contributors of quality work always are welcome.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hans
Myself, I don't think that's a very good justification. It they "know" what their readers want, then they'll be able to sift through the material, and publish what they think is appropiate.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't know why JTAS doesn't publish fiction. Maybe the publisher or the editor thinks it isn't as useful to gamers as articles and reviews. But as for sifting through the material, I do know that the editor is only paid for a set number of hours' work per week (and not a large number). Anything he does over that comes out of his own time. It makes sense to limit the amount of submissions that he knows from the start that he won't want to use.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Truth is it's a business, and there's probably a network of favoritism as to who gets to do what. Ah well. It wouldn't be the first time. At one time I thought game companies had a little more class, but I guess they're just like anyone else who's out to make a buck.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, right. We lucky few who have been accorded the privilege of getting paid the princely sum of 3 cents a word for our work did so by shovering Loren Wiseman with fabulous gifts and fulsome praise. It's so nice to hear all about it from someone who really knows what he is talking about.
I guess you overlooked my previous response to your diatribe. To save you the trouble of looking it up, I'll quote it for you here:
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by me:
Eh? Where did that come from? JTAS doesn't publish fiction, but it is always on the look-out for articles. I don't speak for JTAS, but I can tell you [from] personal observation that new contributors of quality work always are welcome.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hans
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rancke:
Hans<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thought I had. And if you're getting three cents a word for your work, then you're in the wrong business.
Hans<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thought I had. And if you're getting three cents a word for your work, then you're in the wrong business.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blue Ghost:
And if you're getting three cents a word for your work, then you're in the wrong business.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I would be if I was doing it for a living. It's a hobby. Getting paid a bit for writing what I enjoy writing is a bonus. And, of course, it's TWICE as much if I take it in merchandizing credits! Fancy that.
Hans
And if you're getting three cents a word for your work, then you're in the wrong business.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I would be if I was doing it for a living. It's a hobby. Getting paid a bit for writing what I enjoy writing is a bonus. And, of course, it's TWICE as much if I take it in merchandizing credits! Fancy that.
Hans
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rancke:
I would be if I was doing it for a living. It's a hobby. Getting paid a bit for writing what I enjoy writing is a bonus. And, of course, it's TWICE as much if I take it in merchandizing credits! Fancy that.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes sir. While I'm not recently published anywhere let me review some concepts I mull from time to time.
I can self publish on my web site ($0)
I can submit to JTAS (potential $0.03 per)
I can submit my poetry for print (2 copies of poetry rag)
I can submit to a sci-fi mag (living in the slush) :-(
I wrote a novel (long odds on seeing print)
I can piss and moan and prove nothing (oh so likely in our world) :-(
Being a generally happy guy I think I'll let the troll loose now.
[This message has been edited by n2s (edited 20 July 2001).]
I would be if I was doing it for a living. It's a hobby. Getting paid a bit for writing what I enjoy writing is a bonus. And, of course, it's TWICE as much if I take it in merchandizing credits! Fancy that.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes sir. While I'm not recently published anywhere let me review some concepts I mull from time to time.
I can self publish on my web site ($0)
I can submit to JTAS (potential $0.03 per)
I can submit my poetry for print (2 copies of poetry rag)
I can submit to a sci-fi mag (living in the slush) :-(
I wrote a novel (long odds on seeing print)
I can piss and moan and prove nothing (oh so likely in our world) :-(
Being a generally happy guy I think I'll let the troll loose now.
[This message has been edited by n2s (edited 20 July 2001).]
