James L Sutter joins us before a live audience at GenCon Indy for a discussion of tie-in fiction. James is a writer and editor, and is one of the co-creators of the Pathfinder system. He is the author of Pathfinder Tales: Death’s Heretic and is the editor in charge of all of Paizo’s Pathfinder fiction.
James leads by telling us that if you want to write for Pathfinder, the first thing you need to do is write something for somebody else. As the editor of that division at Paizo, he’s the gatekeeper, and that’s the first hurdle you need to clear. He also talks to us about what he’s looking for in an author.
We talk at length about the Pathfinder line, its genesis, and James’s mission with Paizo regarding the tie-in fiction. He tells us about the things that turn him off in a submitted manuscript, and what sorts of work he does with his writers to help make the tie-in fiction actually, you know, tie in.
Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Railsea, by China Mieville, narrated by Jonathan Crowley
Writing Prompt: Write a story in which all the characters are simultaneously the good guy AND the bad guy.
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Writing Excuses 7.43: Editing with James L Sutter [ 16:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (16447)
