For Immediate Release

HEROIC JOURNEY PUBLICATIONS LAUNCHED TO HELP DESIGNERS PRODUCE ROLE PLAYING GAMES

October 23, 2008 St. Paul, MN

Gaming industry veterans Mark Reed and Zac Ashmore are proud to announce the launch of their joint role playing publishing venture: Heroic Journey Publishing.  Heroic Journey Publishing’s mission is to help role playing game designers realize their dreams by providing services which take a role playing game from manuscript to finished product.

These services include editing a game manuscript, illustrating it, laying the game out, marketing the role playing game, and getting it into well-known distribution channels.  This assistance will come from Reed, Ashmore, and their team of skilled industry professionals.  Currently, Heroic Journey Publishing is focused specifically on digital publishing.  This means that Heroic Journey Publishing’s catalog will be released as Print on Demand (POD) books and PDFs.

“I am excited that Heroic Journey Publishing is here. I have wanted to contribute to the community and provide a service which I feel is sorely needed. There are a lot of talented game designers out there and they shouldn’t have to learn how to publish, just to get a quality book out there” stated Reed.

Heroic Journey Publishing’s first title, Bounty Head Bebop, is slated for release in time for the holidays.

Find out more about Heroic Journey Publishing at http://www.heroic-journey.net/ and more about Bounty Head Bebop at http://www.bountyheadbebop.com/

ABOUT MARK REED

Reed is a professional layout and design artist and a long-time player of role playing games.  He has done layout on several of Atlas Games’ Northern Crown D20 product line and has done playtesting for them as well.  Reed has been a podcaster since 2006 and is now a member of Kore New Media. Reed can be reached via email at heroicjourney@gmail.com

ABOUT ZAC ASHMORE

Ashmore is Heroic Journey Publishing’s Art Director.  He grew up in Starkville, MS.  He is a technical advisor for Video Magic 1, where he does video editing.  He is currently attending Mississippi State University earning a Dual bachelors Degree in drawing and painting. His experience in editing led to a co-host role with Reed on The Groovecast, a gaming podcast.  He enjoys live action role playing (LARP) and is a member of the Camarilla Club.  He is also a member of Kore New Media.

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