Entry tags:

ama, esmeralda, mad props, publishing, roostertree, spiffystuff, ysabetwordsmith

RoosterTree - Acknowledgements & Near Future Plans
I've received some great advice not only for what's going on currently but for things to do soon, some general encouragement & a financial donation toward whatever is needed.

Mad Props (chronologically)

• saint_ama - It was during a discussion with him about both of our desires to get our work out into the world that St. Äma mentioned how cool it'd be if our old f-list could band together & do something, noting that our informal community had a lot of talent. On top of that he has pledged his portion of profit-share to the project, which I'm thinking could be most effectively used to pay for advertising, but could be used for comic con table space.


• spiffystuff - She has comic con & graphic novel promotion experience & has been an invaluable suggester of possibilities. This current f-locked series of posts was her idea, as well as the future plan to put together a private LJ community dedicated to the evolution of our creativities prior to submission. I'm sure there's something else she suggested that I've forgotten...


• esmeralda_m - On top of breaking the submissions cherry, she's been a great moral support. She was also very gracious during the editing process, wisely taking some of my advice & equally wisely keeping some style forms that put her signature on her work.


• ysabetwordsmith - Her wealth of professional experience has been a great aid to both the project plans & the absorption of the size of this project into my mindspace. Suggestions & advice have come from her that do nothing but increase my understanding of publishing, setting guidelines, making people feel comfortable & being as helpful as possible.


• And finally to everyone plotting a contribution - this is the best compliment you can give me right now, with your willingness to take part. I am honoured.

Many emails have flown back & forth between myself & these four ultra-cool peeps. All I can say is it's been an amazing experience.

These acknowledgements aren't meant to overshadow my appreciation of everyone's general enthusiasm, even the well-wishes of people who are too busy to submit or are otherwise engaged by life.

...I hope I didn't suck too much dick there... lol

Plans

• A private LJ community for all contributors to bounce ideas & connect to more collaborators, then a 2nd public community to act as a forum for fans & willing creators to interact. Or perhaps the private community could open up to the public so fans can look back through the evolution of the project & see how we all connected & view works-in-progress, in those cases where a story was put up for critique.


• Working out a way to provide, or at least subsidize, comp copies for each contributor. This could be done as a rebate for each contributor's first purchase of the book minus printing/shipping costs. It could also be helped with a general PayPal Donate button.


• Deciding which POD printer to use.


• NEW - make up a Terms of Use agreement, outlining the protections & responsibilities of both the creators (us) & publisher (me) in the most fair terms possible, in non-legalese.

Have I forgotten anything?