An Official Computer Game Credit

Although I worked for a couple years at Human Head Studios and served as the president of Pinnacle Entertainment Group as we developed a Deadlands computer game (that never quite made it), I’ve yet to have my name in the credits of a published computer game. It’s the nature of such things. I have friends who spent years of their …

Complete Idiot Over and Out

I just finished the first draft of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating Dungeons & Dragons Characters. Whew! Wake me when it hits shelves.

Adepticon this Saturday

This Saturday, I’ll be at Adepticon down in Schaumburg, Illinois. I don’t know my exact plans yet, but I suspect I’ll end up signing some books and taking part in a seminar or two. If you’re in the area, please stop on by and say hi!

The Blood Bowl Ominbus

It’s listed on Amazon, so it must be real. As you might guess, The Blood Bowl Omnibus will feature all three of the Blood Bowl trilogy of novels, plus an extra bit or two. Amazon lists the release date at November 27, which should give you enough time to read this monster of a book before the fourth novel arrives.

Rest In Peace, David Honigsberg

My pal Aaron Rosenberg reported today that David Honigsberg died this morning. I hadn’t seen David for years, but I commissioned his first professional RPG work from him many years ago, for the Cybertronic supplement for the Mutant Chronicles RPG. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a convention a few years after that, but our paths didn’t cross …

The Hobby Games 100

Here’s something else I’ve contributed to: Hobby Games: The 100 Best. This anthology, due out this summer from Green Ronin, features essays from scores of top game designers and writers on their favorite tabletop (or hobby) games. See the full press release after the break.

Deceptively Quiet

If it seems quiet around here, it’s because it’s anything but that in my house. I’m in the final throes of writing The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating Dungeons & Dragons Characters. I’m about to dive into my fourth Blood Bowl novel. And I have the Mutant Chronicles film novelization on the line, screaming for my attention. In the meantime, …

Local Drama

My son Marty is in a play here in Beloit next weekend (April 23—25) with KFAD (Kids Fun and Drama). It’s at the First Presbyterian Church at 7 PM Friday and Saturday and 1 PM on Sunday. Local acting legend Josh Burton directs the kids through a series of vignettes from selected works of Shakespeare. If you’re in the area, …

Not-So-Secret Agents

I sometimes get notes from people looking for an agent. WritersDigest.com recently posted what looks to be a solid list of agents on the hunt for new authors. If you’re hoping to be hunted, check it out and see what you can do to put yourself in the path of the right agent.

Adepticon, Ahoy!

Just a quick reminder that the fine folks at the Black Library have asked me to join them at Adepticon, a convention for Games Workshop fans. It’s held in Schaumburg, Illinois–just northwest of Chicago–from March 30—April 1. I’ll be there on Saturday, March 31, just over two weeks away. Also, I just noticed that they’ve posted an interview with me …