tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post186217342923062786..comments2023-10-24T19:50:02.683+10:00Comments on The Unbearable Lightness of Dutch: Blankets and YardsticksDutchiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155243465740744788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-10767167583453414972011-02-01T21:25:47.621+10:002011-02-01T21:25:47.621+10:00Supplementary advice? Interviews. They're a ...Supplementary advice? Interviews. They're a great way to offer up a more objective article, they show initiative on your part and, hell, they write themselves! Plenty of smaller and indie devs love interviews, because it's essentially free marketing...plus, honing the ability to throw curve-balls and hard-hitters is a valuable asset. It's probably the best way to instantly sidestep the "blogger-turned-journo" stigma that purveys the media side of the industry. <br /><br />I managed to net interviews for my old blog with PC/PSP devs Storm Region (Codename: Panzers, Mytran Wars), Finnish devs Mountainsheep (Minigore, Super Hind), Positech's Cliff Harris (Gratuitous Space Battles), Nimbly Games (Altitude) and Guy "Yug" Blomberg from Australian Gamer and then-community manager for Creative Assembly. And that was just for a hobby. If you're serious about it - and you certainly are, by all accounts - you could do a lot more. <br /><br />Don't deny iPhone and Android platform developers, they're legitimate and successful (Brisbane's own Halfbrick is a success story, and Sidhe across in NZ is huge as well). Fire off a lot of emails. PC indie developers are a goldmine. Go outside your favourite genres. <br /><br />I wish you the best of luck with this. Just keep hustling, submit like a naval broadside to a lot of online venues. The folks I know who freelance and write for particular outlets? Let's be frank, some are no great shakes at all. You can do this. Just separate yourself from the also-rans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-64593104366338462842011-02-01T19:53:49.873+10:002011-02-01T19:53:49.873+10:00Just signed up as per your recommendation, Taz. Ha...Just signed up as per your recommendation, Taz. Haven't had the balls to send in anything. Once I think I'm onto something, I'll let them know. <br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement, Team!Dutchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155243465740744788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-88937787872313745472011-02-01T18:26:31.803+10:002011-02-01T18:26:31.803+10:00I'd recommend you sign up and start submitting...I'd recommend you sign up and start submitting stories and articles to Bitmob, sir. It's a great way to get a foot in the door and the traffic to that site is pretty awesome. A lot of industry folk lurk, too. Looks great for a portfolio, and while submissions get the fat editor eye, you'd get a lot of people reading your stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-16209102075943198352011-02-01T08:37:16.232+10:002011-02-01T08:37:16.232+10:00Competitive would be a tad understated. However it...Competitive would be a tad understated. However it would be awesome if you cracked the market. I also agree with Dawson on this one though, you know so damn much about the industry.Grimy Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589676754400329519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-79998316084003017572011-02-01T07:20:06.226+10:002011-02-01T07:20:06.226+10:00Thanks for the encouragement, mate. I'm thinki...Thanks for the encouragement, mate. I'm thinking of doing a postgraduate degree in journalism. Not sure what the employment market is like in game journalism though. I'm guessing it's competitive :(Dutchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155243465740744788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770260493194159847.post-35581977663126811392011-01-31T12:00:22.502+10:002011-01-31T12:00:22.502+10:00No problems here Dutch. To be honest I'm strug...No problems here Dutch. To be honest I'm struggling to play my four games a year so the list would've been fairly short. As for Gaminformer, I've never heard of it let alone read it. I'm all over YouTube or online reviews for game/gaming info. I only really buy mags if I'm ultra keen on a game or travelling.<br /><br />I too dream of one day basking in the awesomeness of professional writing and am taking the steps to get there. With your style and content knowledge it won't take you long. Submit stories to papers with tech liftouts, magazines, industry bodies and leading sites and I'm sure you'll be there soon.Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447422889055619688noreply@blogger.com