Rumble in the Jungle, the fourth in my series of Blood Bowl novels, is on sale in the UK. Those of us in other parts of the world must wait until Boxing Day for our fix, but the fortunate souls in Old Blighty can get theirs now. However, the non-British aren’t entirely out of luck. The Black Library has posted …
Quote Me on My Dad
The Stateline News (our local freebie/shopper newspaper) ran a front-page article in Sunday’s edition about my father’s appointment to the Rock County Circuit Court. (Ignore the erroneous caption under the photo.) They called me up for a few pithy quotes, which I was proud to supply. As I said (with all appropriate bias): “I think he’s the best person for …
Robo-Holiday
My Christmas present showed up earlier today. (RL1000! I choose you!) Just think of it as a means of getting in on the ground floor for the holidays with our robot overlords. (Double thanks to John Rogers.) (Man, I love Jonathan Coulton‘s work. His cover of “Baby Got Back” is fantastic, “Re: Your Brains” does for zombie songs what Shaun …
Omnibus in America
Blood Bowl: The Omnibus is now available outside of the UK. That means those of us in the States can now get our hands on it. This massive tome smashes all of the first three Blood Bowl novels (Blood Bowl, Dead Ball, and Death Match) together under one cover, plus a short foreword I wrote just for this doorstop. That’s …
Happy Birthday, Marty
My eldest son, Marty, turns 9 today. It’s hard to believe he’s that old already, but it seems like I can barely remember a life without him. He made me a father and changed Ann and I from a couple into a family. He’s a wonderful, smart, sweet son and the best big brother any set of quadruplets could ask …
Here Come the Judge!
We had many things to be thankful for this weekend, but one snazzy piece of news topped the list. Wednesday, Governor Jim Doyle appointed my father, Ken Forbeck, to become a judge on the Rock County Circuit Court. As you might guess, we’re all bursting with pride and excitement about this. It’s going to be a big change for Dad, …
ChiTAG Report
I had a great time at the 5th annual Chicago Toy and Game Fair this past weekend. I got up early and drove down to Schaumburg so I could sit in on the two morning panels for the Inventors Forum. Mary Couzin, who runs the whole shebang, met me at the front desk and got me set up. Although we’d …
Thanks!
Here’s to a happy Thanksgiving day to you all, whether you’re Americans, Canadians (who celebrated last month), or from entirely somewhere else. Here’s hoping we all have much to be thankful for, as well as the wisdom to recognize those blessings.
Storytellers Unplugged
My latest essay is up at Storytellers Unplugged. Stop by and read all about “The Working Writer’s Dilemma.”
TSR Memories for Sale
Kevin Hendryx, a TSR employee back in the early ’80s, is selling his collection of TSR stuff on eBay. It’s a wild gathering of items ranging from business cards and character sheets to rare zines and even letters of resignation. The biggest find is the set of print negatives for the original, banned version of the D&D module B3 Palace …