I have an idea! industry panel in audio

"I Have An Idea! How To Get Into The Industry" Panel - Dragonmeet 2004

If you're at all interested in working in the RPG industry, this might be of interest to you.

It's a recording from RPGMP3.com of a panel from Dragonmeet in England. Steve Long, long-time writer for and now co-owner of Hero Games, has quite a bit to say... and as a guy who went from lawyering and RPG freelancing to owning a long-standing game company and working full-time in the industry, he's just about experienced it all.

The audio could have been cleaned up quite a bit, and one panelist is very difficult to hear, but Steve comes in loud and clear when nobody else (like the woman announcing vehicle's about to be "clamped") is talking over him.

I can summarize in about three sound-bites: If you can write and follow directions, you can get freelance assignments. Don't expect to get paid and you'll have a great time. PDF sales over the web is the low-risk way to start self-publishing.

Nothing new there that I didn't know, but they were encouraging. When I'm finished with school, I've got a few projects I need to get back to.