As ICv2.com reports, the upcoming Conan movie has a confirmed writer/director: Boaz Yakin. Yakin wrote The Punisher and directed Remember the Titans. While this will be his first fantasy film, I have high hopes that Yakin will bring us the Conan film we’ve all been waiting for. In a perhaps-not-strange bit of coincidence, Tom Jane, who starred in Punisher, now …
ARGs Q&A
My recent post on EDOC Laundry piqued the interest of regular commenter Christian Johnson, so he sent me a list of questions about alternate-reality games (ARGs). Today, he posted his notes and questions and my answers at Cinerati.
Prophecy on Shelves Now!
Today is the official release date for Prophecy of the Dragon. This is the first of the climactic two-part story that brings the saga of the young Knights of the Silver Dragon to a roaring end. If you were there with me at the beginning with Secret of the Spiritkeeper, be sure to join me for the finale!
Tim Hildebrandt Dies
Tim Hildebrandt, one half of the identical twins known as the Brothers Hildebrandt, died on June 11 due to complications from diabetes. I never knew Tim (or his brother Greg), but I loved their artwork from an early age. Their renditions of Tolkien’s words brought Middle-earth to life for me as a kid, and they defined fantasy artwork in my …
Comic-Con Panelists?
Comic-Con has asked me to put together a panel of game industry professionals for the show. The panel will run from 11—12 on Saturday, July 22. If you qualify to be on such a panel, will be there, and have the time free, please use the link in the sidebar to drop me an e-mail. If you’ll be at the …
Knights No More
This morning, Nina Hess, my editor on the Knights of the Silver Dragon line, gave me a call. That should have been my first clue something was wrong. You see, in this age of the internet, I’d yet to speak with Nina even once. If she’d picked up the phone to talk with me, something had to be up. In …
The Art of the Pitch
Over on his blog, Lucien Soulban asks about novel pitches and submissions, “How do you approach submissions and is rejection our constant companion?” Among the other excellent answers, I replied: It’s always a crapshoot. Not only do you have to have a great idea, but it has to be one that catches the editor’s attention, hasn’t been done before (or …
Celebrity Gamers
I’m amassing a list of celebrity gamers–that is, famous people who play tabletop games. Games Quarterly Magazine has asked me to interview such personages for their pages, and I’d like to know just how large my potential pool of interview targets happens to be. See after the break for a full list of what I’ve come up with so far. …
June’s Page XX
Pelgrane Press just posted its latest Page XX. This free collection of articles covers such topics as Robin Laws‘s “Point of Distinction,” “A Cold Day in Hell: A Look at eBooks in the RPG Industry,” and “Is the RPG Industry Screwed?” All recommended reading.
A Million Voices Crying Out at Once
Jim Muraco alerted me to the advent of the Voice of a Million Petition. It’s an experiment in what people can do if enough of them get together and ask for it. The first mission: Getting U2 to play at Miller Park on St. Patrick’s Day 2007. There are more important windwills to tilt at, sure, but few hold as …