Publishing heroes, without the capes!
Next week’s Indie RPG Creator Summit is a great opportunity to receive expert advice on every aspect of Indie Publishing, and it’s especially a chance to learn from the collective experience of a wide variety of publishers, designers, and artists — a chance to hear their Secret Origin Story!
Five ‘Secret Origin Story’ webinars are scheduled over the course of next week’s Summit, each providing an autobiographical take on their own unique publishing journey. Joseph Goodman himself kicks things off on Monday with My Secret Origin Story: From 200 Printed to 100,000 Sold. From his first 200 sales as a self-published high school senior to today’s 100,000+ copies of DCC RPG sold, Joseph’s long road of adventure was full of lessons. Lessons he’d love to share with today’s pioneering creators!
And the mentoring continues on Tuesday with Clint Bohaty’s journey From DCC Zines to $500,000 Kickstarter. Clint shares his experience with crowdfunding from his humble beginnings with DCC zines to fulfilling mega-Kickstarters! Then hear from Rob Schwalb as he describes his journey From Liquor Store Clerk to Full Time RPG Designer, an adventure that sees him level up from freelancer-by-night to professional game designer and publisher!
Two more webinars will air Wednesday, for everyone who has signed up for Pro Access. First, let Mike Mearls share his amazing story in From D20 Freelancing to Designing D&D 5E — from his earliest fanfic and house rules days to his work designing fifth edition D&D, let Mike inspire and inform you! And, of course, no Secret Origin Story would be complete without an actual superhero — game designer Jerry Grayson’s From Superhero Gamer to Superhero Game Designer follows his story from fan to designer.
And these are just a few examples of the invaluable information industry pros and indie developers alike are waiting to share with you at the Indie RPG Creator Summit — running from January 8-10, 2024! Sign up today to be ready for next week!
Indie RPG Creator Summit is three days of Zoom webinars where RPG creators hear from dozens of experts on every aspect of RPG publishing. Learn about product design and art direction; layout and print production; crowdfunding and digital selling; marketing and distribution; and everything in between.
This three-day event is designed for current RPG publishers and aspiring dreamers. Whether you want to self-publish a DIY zine or a make a full-time living publishing 200-page core rulebooks, there’s something here for you. Days 1 and 2 focus on product creation, technical expertise, and inspirational creators. Day 3 focuses on sales, marketing, and RPG business growth.
Indie RPG Creator Summit is sponsored by Goodman Games and BackerKit. Goodman Games has helped more than 100 independent publishers launch their own RPG businesses over the last decade through its extensively supported third-party license for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. BackerKit offers the right tools, the right resources, and the right community for every step of the RPG crowdfunding journey.
Join us LIVE on ZOOM: January 8-10, 2024!
