GHOSTS ON AN ALIEN WIND will be paid for out of existing funds, and so will COVENANTS. Those are fine. But if I want to get another thing out this year, I will need to crowdfund it. So far, my two options are:
- TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION, VOLUME 2. Pros: stories! The first volume actually sells pretty well at conventions and so forth, and I already have the sampler to work from. Cons: it’s much more expensive than the other option, and the day may come when I can’t get a Kickstarter to fund.
- Retail copy, THE FERMI RESOLUTION RPG. Pros: I don’t need much to finish this, in terms of cash! It’s already done at the v.80 level, honestly. Cons: I don’t expect to see many sales out of it. Honestly, a lot of it is going to be for having on the vendor table.
Thoughts? – I’ve already dismissed “Do both,” by the way. I don’t have the time and I don’t have the staff, alas.
I would buy a retail copy of the RPG but I know there needs to be more multiples of my purchase.
I think, structurally, the book is a better addition to the shelf. It’s always good to have a “volume 2” if only to imply “Volume 1” was worth following.
Vol 2 is more on brand, and honestly an RPG is more impressive for a realm with a larger library/catalog. Maybe even keep it in hand till a third novel appears.