The nominations for the inaugural Toy and Game Inventor Awards (the TAGIES, because they’re part of the Toy and Game Inventors Expo) came out on October 23. You can read all about them on Richard Gottlieb’s blog at Playthings.com. Longtime tabletop games fans should recognize at least two of the names on the list: my friend Richard Borg and Curt …
Pro NaNoWriMo Novel for Free
My friend Steven Savile and David Niall Wilson (one of our fellow conspirators at StorytellersUnplugged.com) have leaped into NaNoWriMo in a big way. They’re writing a new novel in tandem and posting the results every day. You have to register at the site to read it, but it promises to be worth the time.
Hometown Lowder Done Good
The Whitman Times wrote an excellent “local boy done good” article about my pal Jim Lowder. Horror writer that he is, it appeared on Halloween. The article also features a few short quotes from both Elaine Cunningham and me about how great Jim is. Check it out.
A Real Horror Story
My fellow Alliterate and friend Steve Sullivan has a heartbreaking post about friends in the Philippines who lost their baby. That’s hard enough, but the hospital is refusing to release the baby’s body for burial until the bills for her care are paid. I know, it sounds like an e-mail scam–too terrible to be true–but Steve personally vouches for the …
Project Donut Revealed
My friends Jared Sorenson and Luke Crane have finally announced FreeMarket, the new game they’ve been working on for the past year or more. Everything I’ve heard about it sounds fantastic, and I cannot wait to see–and play–the final game.
President Obama
Those words are music to my ears. Thanks to everyone out there who got out and voted, no matter which way your vote was cast. Democracy works best when we all pay attention and pitch in.