Comments on: Update About A Terrible Grant

By: Swordgleam

Swordgleam — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:12:17 +0000

Great. Thanks. Will try to put together an application before I strike out across the country with no internet for a while.

By: Duane

Duane — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:24:23 +0000

Sorry, I missed this one a couple times. You do not have to be designing your own system – you can be someone who releases indie modules for existing systems. Apologies for the missed comment.

By: Swordgleam

Swordgleam — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:06:40 +0000

I don’t think you answered my question on the original post anywhere. Does “indie RPG publisher” mean only people designing their own indie systems, or any small press?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:42:11 +0000

Alright, I’ll try and get an application written once the schoolwork lightens up in a week or two. Thanks both for your advice. You are both awesome people!

By: Duane

Duane — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:54:52 +0000

Aaron,

Allow me to rewrite your comment in a way that hopefully makes it easier to answer for yourself:

“I was thinking of applying, but (reasons you gave for not applying.)”

See point 4.

Also, what Ryan said.

There’s an implicit desire that the winner make use of the grant, certainly. You might instead choose to look on the Terrible Grant as something that can help motivate you to follow through.

By: Ryan Macklin

Ryan Macklin — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:38:35 +0000

Hey, Aaron, I’m not Duane, but people have asked me similar on things in the past, and this is what I tell them:

Don’t give someone a reason to tell you “no.” That’s their job. Don’t make telling you “no” easy on them.

In your case, that’s your call whether you want to try. But know that at least trying means you have one more little thing you’ve done under your belt, and we only get better with practice.

- Ryan

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:22:43 +0000

Hey, Duane. You’re pretty awesome and all, and I don’t want to give you more stuff to do, but I need you to be my moral compass -

I really love the idea of the Terrible Grant. I would love to apply. But since I’m a high school student, I a) have no free time, and b) am afraid of not following through on my projects. Do you think that I should still apply, even though there are probably people who would use it better than me?

Thanks for offering the grant.