I just transcribed and submitted my interview with Anthony Zuiker to Games Quarterly Magazine. Anthony made for a fantastic subject. My favorite quote from the whole thing: My sights were set so if I could just one time walk in and buy a game that had my name on it, I could’ve just died there.
GAMA Survey Results
Brant Guillory writes: Hey there! Back in the Spring, you guys graciously helped get the word out about the GAMA-Wargamer-Ohio State games research survey. I’m happy to report the first of the non-academic articles is now available at Wargamer.com. Thanks. Take everything you read anywhere with a shaker of salt, of course, but this shows some intriguing results.
At the Wisconsin Book Festival
I’ll be at this year’s Wisconsin Book Festival, wandering around beautiful downtown Madison on Friday, October 20. I’ve been scheduled for a short reading and signing as part of the Wisconsin Publishers Showcase. You can find me in the Memorial Library Auditorium from 2:30 to 2:45 PM. I’m happy to sign anything you might bring, although I should have a …
Mutant Chronicles Questions and Answers
Robert Farmer wrote to ask: I’m a longtime fan of yours, in fact dating back to your work on Mutant Chronicles when I was just getting into the hobby. I was wondering what your thoughts were on the upcoming movie and the new RPG being developed by Center of Gravity. Ah, thanks for the name. I’d been told the RPG …
Mutant Chronicles RPG 3rd Edition in the Works
I’ve known about this for some time, but it wasn’t my news to announce. Now that the secret’s out (thanks to Robert Farmer for alerting me to this), I can tell you that a new edition of the Mutant Chronicles roleplaying game is in the works. A new company called Center of Gravity Media Group is working on this third …
Mutant Chronicles Movie Site Up
The official website for the upcoming Mutant Chronicles movie is now live. It’s a bit thin at the moment, but it has information on the key cast members, plus a number of featurettes on the film’s production. One of the highlights of Comic-Con for me was chatting with Fred Malmberg and Thommy Wojciechowski of Paradox Entertainment about the film. They …
Swallow’s Weird Westerns
While poking around for links on Western Hero, I spotted this tidbit on the website of fellow Black Library author James Swallow. It’s under the notes for his weird western novel Ghost Town, published back in 2001: * Forbeck Pass, one of the towns Doc Harper mentions, is a nod to Matt Forbeck, whose Western Hero was a useful resource …
Ronan’s Reggae
Those of you familiar with Deadlands, the roleplaying game I helped Shane Hensley produce at Pinnacle, might remember the main hero in many of the books: an undead gunslinger by the name of Ronan Lynch. Before he hit the big time, Ronan was the name of my character in the first Deadlands game I ever played. Before that, though, Ronan …
Open Call at Wizards
Wizards of the Coast just started its annual open call for fiction submissions for its upcoming speculative fiction imprint. You have until January 1, but if you have a manuscript that would fit, I suggest getting on it sooner than later. If they accept your submission, which includes the first three chapters of your book, they’ll want the whole thing …
Dead Gentlemen Gen Con Report
The Dead Gentlemen just posted a report of their incredible experiences at this summer’s Gen Con. Their early cuts of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising were packed and got several standing ovations. I can’t wait to see the final cut. They kindly name-check me as one of their friends too, although they misspell my last name. That’s the nature of conventions, …