Don't know how helpful this will be to anyone [Publishing]

[JenniferS]

If anyone needs help putting any of these games into print...

I am an editor with 8 years experience.

I have a saddle-stapler, a plastic comb binding machine, a decent laser printer with plenty of ink and an "in" at the local printer, who charged me only a dollar per color hard-stock cover for my game.

Would love to be of service, Citizens.

Jennifer Seiden Schoonover

[Doug Ruff]

Jennifer,

This is a long way off - but when I get my submission playtested and in better shape, I would very much appreciate advice/feedback on layout. I suck at layout.

I'm thinking what skills I can offer in return (or offer out more widely, as you've done.) I think my main skill is "picking apart game mechanics until they bleed" but the internet is full of people with those sorts of skills.

[JenniferS]

Oh, don't assume I'm being too charitable. My goal is to be a publisher with an in-house printing facility that pays royalties for the publication of games.

Besides Chaos U., it looks like I'll be the print publisher for GNOME (check out rpg.net for more information), a game called GRUNTS, and RAILFIRE. Working at WEG, I always hated the idea that a company would buy your idea and then it wasn't yours anymore. I would rather treat these ideas as valued property that I'm "borrowing." Then everyone wins.

[PlotDevice]

V. Cool.
Now if someone doing destribution puts their hand up, that would be a thing to be seen.
Evan

[JenniferS]

Howdy again, everyone.

Before we all wander off in our separate directions, I wanted to reiterate some things.

FireWater Productions is up and running. We have a simple, but up-and-running Web site at

BarQuest! is indeed slated for production We've figured out how to cut most corners in productions—I am not getting a loan of 18 to 22 K just for a gosh-durn product. I think that's too much.

The idea I've got is that FireWater will help anyone produce their game and get it in print. Now, we're not perfect—we use saddle-stapling and plastic combs instead of perfect binding, a little like Cheap-Ass, BUT we use color covers and we put a lot of effort into lay-out to make it looked professionally built. When I can afford a perfect-binding printing press, I will.

Basically, someone comes to me with an idea and I take it for a license—three years, with a majority of the profit going to me, and the creator gets a fat royalty... Anywhere from 10-20 percent. We promote the hell out of it for three years and then, the license reverts back to the Creator to do with as he or she wishes. I own no rights after three years. The system can then be relicensed by me or given to another company.

PDF is nice, but I'm offering to get you into the Convention circuit. My next convention will be AlbaCon, where Chaos U., G.R.UN.T.S, and a working copy of BarQuest! will all be demo'd. We're still working out artists, but I have two tattoo artists interested in working for me, and I suspect that their black-and-whites will be as good as anything out there.

Any questions, contact me at firewaterpro@gmail.com

Good luck to all of you!

Jennifer Schoonover

Anyone interested.