Progress Journal, June 9, 2022

Hello everyone! I hope you're doing well. I've got lots cooking, so let's break it down!

With issue #18 of Mythic Magazine done, it completes another 6 month cycle so a third issue of the Compilation is now due. I'm working on putting that together.

I've made a slight alteration to my page layout design for all books, bringing in the left and right margins a bit more so that the POD versions of future books will be more readable near the spine. I like to maintain the same design parameters across all platforms, from PDF to softcover to hardcover, as that makes producing them more efficient and they should look more the same across mediums.

Speaking of POD, I'm working on getting more of the books into print format. My usual approach to publishing a new book is to get the PDF out first, since that's the easiest to do. I then work through the published PDFs in order of popularity to make POD versions available.

The next books most likely to get POD treatment are: Mythic GME on DriveThru with more POD options (see below), Mythic Magazine Compilation #2 on DriveThru and on Amazon. 

Looking at the print quality and price points, I've decided that all future POD books will have more options available. In the past I've chosen one or two print versions, but I don't think that gives enough range for what people may want. So, future print books on DriveThru will have these options:

• Standard Softcover Color
• Premium Softcover Color
• Standard Hardcover Color
• Premium Hardcover Color

There is quite a big price difference between Standard and Premium, which is why I want to have both options available. There's not a lot of difference between black and white, and color, so in the future I am going to just have color even if the book is an older one that is mostly black and white inside.

In the past week I've revised the core red Mythic book with updates to its artwork, which mostly lays to rest the old artwork. There are still copies of Mythic on Lulu and Amazon with the old style. I'm in the process of updating the Amazon books, although it is substantially more difficult than updating books on DriveThru.

I'm working on Mythic Magazine Issue #19 now, which is going to feature ideas on generating horror games. I'm also working on Mythic GME Second Edition which is coming along nicely. I have to get more artwork from Jorge, however, since I used most of the art I had planned to put into Second Edition to revise the older, core books.

Thank you all for being my Patreon Patrons! I appreciate it! :) In a lot of ways this Patreon has given Mythic a needed boost, and the additional content that's been produced because of your support has taken Mythic and the Crafter series in directions I had not previously foreseen. Thank you :)

And, I have a question for you. Some time ago I got a survey from Patreon asking me  questions, and one surprised me: What do you call your Patrons? I had never thought about this before, but I realized that some Patreons come up with names for their Patrons. I suppose it makes sense. When I write these posts, I usually start with something like "Hello everyone!" or I address a Tier specifically like "Hello Tier 3 people!"

So, before I go and make up a name for my Patrons that may sound ridiculous, what do you all think? What should a Patron of the Mythic Patreon be dubbed? Are you ... Mythicers? Mythsayers? Soloists? Mythicals? Mythicists? Or something else? :) 

Maybe I should make a poll out of some of these suggestions.

Happy adventuring everyone :)