der meister 3,117 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 34 minutes ago, Daniel Janser said: yeah I have not looked at Shadowrun yet (which seems the most appealing to me). When I was younger I tried to establish a SR party but never found enough, reliable and nearby people to run it... I'd love to play the actual RPG with people. I find the video games really engaging in terms of the writing and plot, and I adore the soundtracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyIceman 1,166 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Have you tried Dead Cells? You'll rip your hair out one strand at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, mattyIceman said: Have you tried Dead Cells? You'll rip your hair out one strand at a time Hahaha no, I haven't. But ironically I 1) shave my head and 2) was looking on eBay for a cheap steam key for that this evening mattyIceman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Rejection 1 rolled in over the weekend. Still have 4 live queries out there. Would add to that list but I need to dig/prep/pour a concrete slab this week for a heat pump to replace our shitty propane furnace. BOOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Rejection 2 in the books BOOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 ...and here's number 3 this week BOOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitingDeath 3,105 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 harsh world out there, stay strong brother der meister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Decided that since my kid's book is designed for kids who loves the Magic Tree House series but have outgrown it, I would send a query to the agent who reps the author of that series. Rejected within 2 days, based solely on the pitch. Scurvy and Spartan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scurvy 1,389 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 5 hours ago, der meister said: Rejected within 2 days, based solely on the pitch. Keep plugging away pal. It will happen der meister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Scurvy said: Keep plugging away pal. It will happen The kid's book feels the most mainstream marketable. But if I don't have an agent by the end of the year, I'm self publishing a novel next year. I wish there was a way to add a poll topic to a post within a thread, so I can present the two main self pub options and see what the VHL community has more interest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 (edited) 17 hours ago, Scurvy said: Edited March 4 by der meister Sorry scurvy, can't delete the quote for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 A few quick PROGRAMMING NOTES as we are reaching the end of multiple games simultaneously. So once the current round is wrapped, we're looking at: Sunday - Illusion of Gaia (SNES) Monday - Magic Arena Tuesday - 7 Days to Die Wednesday - Dead Island Thursday - 7 Days to Die Friday - Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Saturday - Random Showcase mattyIceman, Scurvy, Girts and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Never heard back on my other queries. Publishing industry sucks. It doesn't help that the month of April was one of the hardest months for me in six and a half years of my current job. I'm absolutely exhausted from what I have to do and what I have to cover since we've been operating at 50% staffing and they moved me into management at the beginning of the year. That being said, a few days ago I had a brilliant and silly idea for a 7 Days to Die miniseries. Not sure if any of you here watch my 7 Days content, but either way I am really excited to do this at some point. Honestly, I'm just as excited to have something to look forward to with the way things have been going lately Spartan and mattyIceman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 So the first episode of the aforementioned 7 Days miniseries dropped on Tuesday and is currently well over 500 views. My episodes of this game are usually closer to 20 views. I don't understand YouTube, but if the algorithm wants to promote my content, then I'm not gonna complain. Gained 9 subs from it, as well. Girts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted August 10 Author Share Posted August 10 I don't know if I'm going to do this or not, but hypothetically, would anyone be interested in being a beta reader on a novel at some point this year? Depending on the level of interest, it might be the whole thing or it might be a chunk (I'm curious how it reads if you read from, say, chapter 7 to 12). Obviously there's a huge element of trust involved with me sharing my stuff before it's published, which is part of the reason I'm undecided yet, but I would like to get a couple more sets of eyes on it before I try the traditional route again. I also haven't fully decided on this course of action, but at this point I'm thinking if I don't have representation for the book by next summer, I'm going to self publish it and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 2,426 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I would! der meister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,070 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I'd be up for it! I used to beta read for fanfic forever ago and my sister is self published and I've helped her with her books as well. der meister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 About 2 years ago I thought I had found a publisher for one of my novels, the first one I wrote, in fact. After some great conversations and back and forths, it was rejected. I took it hard. Like, hard hard. I've gone through rejections plenty of times, but this one felt different, maybe because they included a PDF that explained why they rejected it. A PDF I was too afraid to open. Being a professional writer has been my dream since I was 6 years old, and to have someone write up a document explaining why I was a failure was too daunting to consider. It's 6:45 in the morning on a Saturday. I've been up for over an hour due to work stress. It's been really bad. Started seeing a therapist specifically for work reasons, and I'm breaking down in tears in every session, and sometimes outside of sessions. I'm 15 years into an IT career that I sort of fell back-asswards into. I don't hate it, but it's not something I really care about. It pays the bills reasonably well, and I'm not financially wanting for anything [aside from things like moving to Ireland and starting my life over]. I opened the PDF this morning, friends. It...wasn't as bad as I had feared, and I actually agree with some of the critiques. Ultimately, the reason they rejected it was the genre, which they described as Supernatural Thriller, versus what they wanted, Urban Fantasy. Personally, I see a lot of overlap between the two, but that's neither here nor there. I'm not going to rewrite the entire manuscript; it's already gone through 9 full rounds of edits over the years. But if I'm ever going to make a shot at living my dream, of making the most of what I consider my strongest talent, it (re)starts today. See you on the other side. KaleebtheMighty, Scurvy, FrostBeard and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,117 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Also, YouTube schedule update. Sunday - Shining Force 2 Monday - Magic: the Gathering Tuesday: Star Wars: KOTOR Wednesday: Shadowrun Hong Kong (some of the best music I've ever heard) Thursday: off day, at least for now Friday: Fallout: New Vegas Saturday: Random showcase game jacobcarson877 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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