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We May Have Written a Book, But Time to Cut It Down
The consensus was that we had not pitched a book, and they cannot afford to publish one, not just in terms of what they're paying (which is a very good rate for what we promised in the contract), but also in terms of how big the book of which this is a single piece will be.
I made the easy cuts in an hour, tops, so we're down by a third. Josh pointed out the next obvious cut, which makes me wince, but he is, of course, correct.
If we wind up with a really good lean piece of a book, we were told we could use it as a teaser and discuss details after the book it's part of comes out. So that's the way we're going. I still need a clear "this is the maximum number of words you can have" so we know what we're cutting to, but we're all in agreement on the end goal.
As for whether it's Best Related material, that will depend on a) the rest of the book and b) the rest of the RPG material that comes out this year. I have found that the bar is quite high, and I'm good with that. Also, to be eligible, it still needs to get published...(stares at current file with a mental machete)
I made the easy cuts in an hour, tops, so we're down by a third. Josh pointed out the next obvious cut, which makes me wince, but he is, of course, correct.
If we wind up with a really good lean piece of a book, we were told we could use it as a teaser and discuss details after the book it's part of comes out. So that's the way we're going. I still need a clear "this is the maximum number of words you can have" so we know what we're cutting to, but we're all in agreement on the end goal.
As for whether it's Best Related material, that will depend on a) the rest of the book and b) the rest of the RPG material that comes out this year. I have found that the bar is quite high, and I'm good with that. Also, to be eligible, it still needs to get published...(stares at current file with a mental machete)