Was talking to someone a few days ago, and found myself complaining, once again, that I’d really like to publish some of my work, but I JuSt DoN’T KnOw wHaT tO dO!

quote:

get a fucking mailing list
PLEASE.

RIGHT
so
first things first
you’re in for the longhaul
(obviously, this is all my experience. the field is tiny. there are no generalisations)
so you want to try and consistently be putting out work in a sustainable manner
in a way that is public
blogs are fine for initial groundswell, but if something is free the perception is it’s dogwater
so a blog/substack/whatever is your “studio-gallery” for people to see some stuff

don’t write blog shit that’s like, trend hopping - just snippets & ideas of shit you are actually working on and interested in
then you wanna get an itch.io and a dtrpg account and start putting shit out on there

they continued:

be generous to the people coming up behind you
don’t be afraid to ask from people up ahead
rising tide lifts all ships when it’s indie games
your shitposts and jokes will always get more eyes than your product ads

uh

that’s a lot of it off the top of my head

Among other things, I replied “I’ve thought about starting a blog or substack or something before, i just don’t know what the fuck i’d even talk about, which is wild, cause i’m chatty to a fault.”

Their reply?

literally just snippets of work
“text instagram”

I talk enough. So what the hell, right?

what i’m working on:

Too much. Really. But here’s a shortlist:

  • two (maybe three) MOTHERSHIP pamplets
  • a MOTHERSHIP zine
  • a Hypermall: Unlimited Violence contract
  • a pitch for a collaborative OVER//UNDER fanzine
  • preparing all four issues of The Dreamcatcher for release
  • various small comissions

That’s a lot of shit for someone not currently being paid for any of it but, you know. I can always steal food.

I’m currently decompressing after an incredible experience playing and moderating OVER//UNDER (see: The Dreamcatcher), so I don’t have much motivation to do anything (also my cats have destroyed my hands), something I only realized yesterday. But I’ll still try to find some motivation to write. I keep saying it’s something I’d like to do. Nothing in particular. Whatever shit I’m working on and interested in.

big dog mindset and all that.

now, to figure out a mailing list…

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