Yes I have a cold

Todays scintilating topic is my cold, nah, I don't even care about that. I'm actually more intrested in playing with some thoughts here. I trying to work out where I'm going with some of my projects and what sorts of things are holding me back.

I do want to make a living in some of these creative projects of mine but it seems that I'm not used to and not farmiliar with how to make some of this work, but it's also interesting to note that when an opportunity does present itself to me I have a tendancy to flinch.

I have no idea what that is all about.

It's good that I've noticed it because it helps me to force myself forward and eventually take things to the next step. It just seems a silly natural instinct.

I'm also struggling with finding an audiance for my material. It's sort of a selling myself issue. I can and have made sales before that surprise people when I tell them about it, but they really where not anything I was invested in.

My map making is a good example. As an artist I love making and creating these things, but when it comes down to the finding buyers, and pricing the item and drawing costumers I'm confused. How much does a person ask for hand made custom cartography, and to whom should I pitch my services?

My best Idea so far is to get myself out there to the RPG gamers and publishers of fiction... but how do I do that? Once I do, what do I ask price wise?

I don't mind seeing it as work I just don't know how to do that part yet, I'm not so deluded to think that If I make it they will come. I know that it's about supply and demand. I'd just sort of like a model on which to base my actions. Something that says "The best way to get noticed is to do this." The pricing on these types of objects generally run from _ to _ "Once you have things up and running this is how you run your freelance bussiness."

Instead it feels a bit like making it up as I go along. If I'd not already spread myself out among so many other projects right now I might be able to figure out and research the scattered peices and come up with some sort of trial plan. But Time as it seems to be most often these days is at a premium.

And on that note I've got to get going. I'll post again tomorrow. Until then
Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack