In that last post about my Gen Con schedule, I buried a notation about this year’s Gen Con event from Reactor 88 Studios. According to the official listing: Come see what Reactor 88 Studios is working on. We will be showing updates on the development of Matt Forbeck’s Brave New World, and we will also be be offering a first …
My Gen Con Schedule
Gen Con just posted the schedule for the Industry Insider Guests of Honor. Once again, I’m honored to be such a guest, and a number of fantastic game designers are joining me, namely Steven Charbonneau, Michael Elliott, Steven Ellis, Mike Gray, David Hill, Eric Lang, Brian Lewis, Stan!, Owen K.C. Stephens, Jeff Tidball, and Bryan Tillman. Combine this with the stuff I already have set up, and I have ten events …
Gibson on Futures and Writing
William Gibson (author of Neuromancer among many other fantastic books) spoke at this year’s BEA about how how the Future as we once knew it is over. We caught up with it and live in an eternal and evolving now. In science-fiction – the great harbinger of the Future – stories about the Future rarely have really been. As he …
Reactor 88 Takes on King Kong
My pals at Reactor 88 Studios recently put together this Zooppa ad for the new King Kong 360/3D experience debuting at Universal Studios this summer. Peter Jackson produced the ride, based on his film. I had nothing to do with this, so I can brag freely on what a fine job the R88 crew did. Check it out.
Gen Con Writers’ Symposium
My Gen Con schedule is starting to fill up. Besides my duties as an Industry Insider Guest of Honor, I’ll also be helping out with the Writer’s Symposium and hopefully something cool with my friends at Reactor 88 Studios. At the moment, you can find me at: Friday, August 6, 1pm: The Short and Long of Writing Fiction Saturday, August …
The Art of Writing Tie-In Fiction
My latest column is up at The Escapist. In “The Art of Writing Tie-In Fiction,” I discuss some of the differences between tie-in and original fiction. Stop on by for a read – it’s free – and let me know what you think.