How RPGs are Illustrated
A behind the scenes look at the process of ordering art for an RPG.
Tag: publisher advice
38 posts, grouped by year. See all tags.
2019
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How RPGs are Edited
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how an RPG manuscript is edited.
2015
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Game Design Occupations Explained: Art Director
This week we have a guest post from John Arcadian. John is a freelance Art Director who has worked for multiple companies.
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Style Guide for Writing About People with Disabilities
I recently came upon this helpful style guide for writing about people with disabilities.
2014
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Accessible Games Year One Sales Figures
Ever wonder what a small press RPG publisher's sales figures look like? Here's one example.
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Game Design Occupations Explained: Editors (Pt. 2)
Are you designing an RPG? It may be helpful to know what to expect from the people you'll be working with.
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Game Design Occupations Explained: Editors (Pt. 1)
Are you designing an RPG? It may be helpful to know what to expect from the people you'll be working with.
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Game Design Occupations Explained: Layout and Print Design
A professional print designer gives us the details about what to expect and how to hire someone to do your book's layout.
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Game Design Occupations Explained: Writers
Are you designing an RPG? It may be helpful to know what to expect from the people you'll be working with.
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Accessible PDFs with InDesign Alternatives
Even free and low-cost desktop publishing software is capable of creating accessible PDFs.
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Prepare Your PDF for Print
This week, we dip our toes into the deep waters of book printing.
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Uploading Unwatermarked PDFs to DTRPG
This week I show you how to cut through the confusion and upload unwatermarked PDFs to DTRPG.
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Why Accommodating Others is Your Best Investment
I get up on my virtual soap box to talk about why I talk about accessibility.
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Layering Your PDFs Using Adobe InDesign CS6
Cakes, onions, and ogres have layers. So should our PDFs. I'll show you how to create them.
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So What Does an Accessible PDF Look Like?
We take a close look at the PDF of Shaintar: Legends Arise and break down its accessibility features.
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Keeping Your Text Flow Flowing: Removing Text Dams
Sometimes text just doesn't flow smoothly from one page to the next. Here are a few tips to help you remove blockage.
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Making Magic Happen with GREP
This week I show you how to use GREP from the Paragraph Styles dialog. I also show you a few specific GREP tricks.
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How to Apply GREP Quickly with InDesign Scripts
In this Tutorial Tuesday, I show you how to use InDesign's FindChangeByList script to automate your manuscript formatting.
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The Secret to Simple Manuscript Import with InDesign CS6
This Tutorial Tuesday I reveal the secret of how to quickly apply styles to a document that has been written using markup.
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How to Import a Manuscript to InDesign CS6
This basic overview discusses how to set up Paragraph Styles and how to import Word documents using InDesign CS6.
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Prepare Your Game Manuscript to Send to Layout Pt. 3
This week, we talka bout how to use markup to format your manuscript. Using markup will dramatically improve the export process.
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Prepare Your Game Manuscript to Send to Layout Pt. 2
Learn the DOs and DON'Ts of formatting a manuscript before you send it off to layout.
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Tips for Blogging from Microsoft Word
In this tutorial, I show you how to save blog posts directly to your website from Microsoft Word.
2013
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Game Publishing Lessons eBook Now Available
Game Publishing Lessons is now available as an eBook. You can get it from RPGNow for just $5.
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ISBNs - the Unexpected Expense
What I didn't know about ISBNs before it was too late.
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Post-Kickstarter Fulfillment
In this final Game Publishing Lessons Learned post, I discuss the hows and costs of fulfillment.
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How to Talk to Artists
I discuss what I've learned (the hard way) about commissioning art.
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Designing a Book's Logo/Title
In part 8, I discuss the hows and what-not-to-dos of hiring a graphics designer to create your game's logo.
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How to Distribute Game PDFs to Backers
In part 8 of this series, I discuss how to distribute your game's PDFs to Kickstarter / crowdfunding backers.
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How to Bookmark and Tag a PDF Using Adobe Creative Suite
Learn how to set up bookmarks and accessibility tags for your PDFs when using Adobe InDesign CS6 with this step-by-step guide.
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Hardcover, Softcover, or Both?
To hardcover or not, that is the question. Or is it? Does Print-on-Demand make that question moot?
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Choosing Video Production Software for Game Trailers
In this article, I discuss a few options for editing promo videos. Topics range from free software to high-end editing suites.
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Choosing a Game Book Printer
In part 3 of this series I take a look at various options for Print on Demand and discuss whether or not it's worth setting up.
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Where to Find Artists (and What to Expect)
In this article, I discuss how to find an RPG artist, how to make an RPG art budget, and tips on working with RPG artists.
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How to Choose Layout Software
In April 2012, Neil Carr, a member of the RPGGeek community, started a series of Amateur Kickstarter discussion threads. These discussions were partly his way of bouncing ideas off of the community and partly his way of getting advice about…
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The Business of Publishing with Eloy Lasanta
Jacob Wood from Accessible Games and Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games talk about the business side of being an independent game publisher.
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More on Bookmarking and Accessible PDF Design
Someone on Google+ shared an article about bookmarking PDFs that detailed poor, adequate, and good examples of the practice. I found it interesting and appropriate to the topic of designing PDFs with accessibility in mind ( read my previous post about that topic ). It's…
2012
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Accessibility in PDF Publishing
I am currently researching and writing an article (to be posted later) about accessibility in PDF publishing. In particular, I feel that game designers need to really consider how they launch their products in the digital age. There are a lot of disabled gamers out…