One of the things about my WordPress setup is you don’t need to register to comment. Just click on the word “comments” beneath any entry and go. I’d like to hear more from you readers out there, just so I know I’m not typing for myself. This should make it a lot easier.
New Blood Bowl Cover
My friends at the Black Library just sent me some promotional covers for Blood Bowl, my upcoming novel based on the classic boardgame of gridiron mayhem. Click on the thumbnail for a much larger version. This is their lead title out of the six books they’re releasing that month, and they’re pushing it hard. It hits the UK in August …
Back from LA, with Pit Stop in Hyboria
I just got back on Wednesday morning from a quick trip to Los Angeles. I can’t talk about the main reason for the trip quite yet, but it should be good for some mass-market game news sometime in the near future. While I was there, I had dinner with Fred, Thommy, and Jay from Conan Properties. We chatted about lots …
Frankenstein’s Children Coming Soon
My friends at Human Head Studios tell me that the Frankenstein’s Children is on its way to their warehouses from China as I write this. This was the last game I worked on for them, a sequel to last year’s Dracula’s Revenge. Both games plug together for all sorts of horror-gaming mayhem. Download the rules for free to whet your …
Origins Awards Nominations
I realized I forgot to mention that two books I worked on were nominated for Origins Awards this year. Secret of the Spiritkeeper garnered a nod for Best Fiction, and The Authority RPG got one for Best Roleplaying Game. If you’re a member of the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design (and everyone who does creative work in adventure gaming …
The New Site
Welcome to the new version of Forbeck.com. I’d been having troubles with my old site. When I upgraded to Movable Type 3.1, it didn’t go smoothly. I broke a few things with my customization. Then my brother-in-law told me he was getting out of the webhosting business, so it was time to find a new host. After some poking around, …
Back in the Game
I’m hard at work on the second novel for Blood Bowl right now for Games Workshop. It’s called Dead Ball, and it’s going to be a lot of fun. The Blood Bowl books are a great break for me from the more serious stuff I usually write. There’s no need to keep up with the grim and gritty here, as …
OddCon Weekend
I had a great time at Oddysey Convention (Odd Con) up in Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend. I haven’t been to too many pure SF/Fantasy conventions, but I enjoyed it.
Book Signing Saturday!
This Saturday, from 1 to 3 PM, I’ll be at Turtle Creek, the Beloit College bookstore, here in beautiful downtown Beloit, Wisconsin. If you’ll be in the area, please stop by and keep me company. They’ll have some of my books on hand for buying and signing, including Marked for Death, the first novel in my Eberron trilogy from Wizards …
Not Dead Yet
Wow. It’s been 30 days since I posted anything here. Let me catch you up a bit on what’s been going on. First, the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas was great. I ran the freelancers’ seminar track, and while we didn’t have too many people show up (it’s a retailer show, after all), those that did got as much …