Back from Origins

I had a great time at Origins. All of my seminars went well. The attendees asked sharp questions, and my fellow panelists were a joy to work with. I spent a lot of time in the Green Ronin booth, showing people how to play Dracula’s Revenge, the new board game I developed for Human Head Studios. At the Origins Awards …

Dracula’s Revenge Debuts at Origins

Dracula’s Revenge debuted at Origins this past weekend. Lots of people came by to play the game, and they all seemed to like it. The copies we had at the show were flown in from China. The rest will arrive in January on the proverbial slow boat.

Dracula’s Revenge #2 in Stores

I’m told that Dracula’s Revenge #2 is now in comic book stores across the nation. You can also order it directly from

Knights Site Up

Wizards of the Coast launched a website for the Knights of the Silver Dragon series of young-adult novels. The first of these is my own Secret of the Spiritkeeper. The site comes with some cool features, like an interactive map of Curston, the city in which the novels are based. Check it out!

Lots of Little Things

This week, I managed to take care of a bunch of smaller things. These include: An entry in Hungry Little Monsters, the next charity jam book from Sean K. Reynolds, my coauthor on Unapproachable East. A couple of articles for Games Quarterly Magazine. An essay for the latest edition of Warzone from Excelsior Entertainment. . An essay for the second …

More Knights

I just signed contracts for two novels in the Knights of the Silver Dragon series, of which Secret of the Spiritkeeper is the first. These won’t see print until the summer of 2006, but they form a two-book story arc that shakes up the setting with a catastrophic event.

Origins Begins

Next week, I’m off to the Origins Game Expo. I’ll be running demos of Dracula’s Revenge at the Green Ronin booth. I’m also helping out with some seminars: 6/24, 10 AM: Freelancing for Beginners. 6/24, 1 PM: Game-Related Fiction. 6/24, 2 PM: Intermediate Level Freelancing. 6/25, 10 AM: Freelance Writing for d20. 6/25, 3 PM: Origin of a Game. 6/27, …

Dracula’s Revenge Updates

I added a lot of content to the Dracula’s Revenge site today. This includes some new wallpapers, a new cover shot, and a free PDF of the game’s rules. We’ll have a limited number of copies of the game at the Origins Game Expo next week. If you’re going to be there in Columbus, Ohio, be sure to stop by …

San Diego Seminar

The fine people at Mysterious Galaxy Books in San Diego have asked me to participate in a seminar at Comic-Con International. It’s Sunday, July 25, at 12-1:30, and the topic is “Fantastic Fiction for All Ages – the Young Adult Market.” Mysterious Galaxy’s own Maryelizabeth Hart moderates me as well as Timothy Zahn, Jeff Mariotte, Emily Drake, and Sherwood Smith. …

Authority RPG Delayed

Guardians of Order has an iCal page on its site that details the ship dates of upcoming releases. It turns out The Authority Role-Playing Game has been pushed back to August 16. This means no game for Origins, but it should be ready for Gen Con.