The great guys at Pulp Gamer recently posted a podcast of the “Career Freelancing” seminar I gave at last year’s GAMA Trade Show. If you want to know what it’s like to make a living as a freelance game designer/novelist/whatever-else-I’m-doing-this-week, be sure to give it a listen.
Bye Snow
I’m off to Hollywood for a couple of days on a very-short-notice trip. I’m looking forward to trading my parka for a polo for a while. You all behave yourselves while I’m– Ah, who’m I kidding?
A Practical Guide to Monsters
A copy of A Practical Guide to Monsters showed up on my doorstep the other day. It’s a fun book for kids, essentially a Monster Manual without any D&D stats, with witty writing and wonderful artwork. It’s a handsome and durable hardcover book that kids should love. Nina Hess, my kind and insightful editor for my Knights of the Silver …
Michigan Bluegrass
One of my former college roommates, Dr. Mike Harmeling, plays banjo in a bluegrass band called Horton Creek. One of our mutual friends sent me the band’s latest CD a few months back, and it’s great stuff. I’m not huge into bluegrass, but it sounds fun all the way through. It also brings me right back to the days of …
Snow Day Redux
We’re snowed in here again at Casa Forbeck today. The snow stopped last night, but the road teams didn’t seem to think they could get the roads clear in time for school, so Ann and the kids got a second impromptu day off in a row.
Gen Con Again for Sure
I’ve just confirmed that once again I’ll be an Industry Insider Guest of Honor at this year’s Gen Con. At the moment, this is the only convention on my schedule for the year. Unfortunately, Wizard World Chicago is the exact same weekend as Origins this year, forcing a choice between the two. Also, I’m still up in the air about …
Manwolf and Linda on the Air
Steve Sullivan, one of the illustrious Alliterates, launches a brand-new radio show tonight, along with author Linda Godfrey: “Uncanny Radio.” It concentrates on things strange and macabre, and it features an original theme song by another Alliterate, Tim Brown. If you live near Burlington, WI, you can pick Manwolf (Steve) and Linda (Linda) up directly at 89.1 FM. For the …
Thundersnow!
I’m home today (like always, since I work here) with the wife and kids, enjoying another snow day. We’re supposed to have at least a foot of snow over the course of these 24 hours, including possible thundersnow. Does that sound like a northern hero’s name or what? I saw lightning here during a snowstorm earlier in the year, flashing …
GDC IDGA Party Game
While I won’t be able to make it out to the Game Developer’s Conference later this month, I’ll be there in spirit. As a card-carrying member of the IGDA, I pitched in to help the Game Writers SIG with part of the writing for a party game for the IGDA Members-Only Party. If you make it to the party, the …
Good News, Breathing Easier
A while back (9/29/2006, to be exact), I wrote about a family friend, Steve Shea, whose wife Sallie had been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung disease, for which the only hope is a transplant. They got the call today, and with any luck Sallie will be breathing easier by tomorrow. It’s major surgery, of course, so good vibes …