I spent a good chunk of last year revising the Marvel Encyclopedia for DK Publishing. I handled the revisions for the 2009 edition, and I was honored to be asked back to take on the duties this time around as well. Plus, it gave me a great excuse to read a lot of fantastic comics. DK recently released the cover, and you …
Gaming Pros: Apply to Be a Gen Con Guest of Honor
If you’re involved in the gaming industry in a professional capacity and have a real passion for games, you should apply to be an Industry Insider Guest of Honor at Gen Con. It’s a great way to experience the Best Four Days in Gaming–or, hey, the whole year. The application period for this honor is now open, and it runs …
Off to Disney to Get Frozen
Last week, Corrina Lawson–one of my fellow writers at GeekDad.com–had to bow out of a bloggers’ trip to visit Disney Studios and write about some of their upcoming releases, including Frozen. When she asked for volunteers to substitute for her, my hand shot up. Corrina wrote about the trip over at GeekDad.com. As she says: Next week, I’ll be traveling to …
Monster Thanks for a Monster Debut
As you may know by now, Monster Academy: I Will Not Eat People had a fantastic debut on Tuesday! It spiked straight to the #1 spot on DriveThruFiction.com, and over at Amazon, it drove as high as #17 on the Bestselling Children’s Sword & Sorcery ebooks list, and it’s currently sitting at #3 in that category’s Hot New Releases list. The sale …
Monster Academy Debut Day Roundup
Monster Academy: I Will Not Eat People had a monster of a debut day yesterday. Spurred by the premiere day sale price of only $2.99, it leaped to the top of the DriveThruFiction.com charts and reached as high as #17 on Amazon’s Children’s Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Books list. (That sale price ends tonight, by the way, so snag the …
Why I Love Monster Academy
Back when I ran the Kickstarter to fund the Monster Academy trilogy, Jennifer Brozek asked me to write a guest post for her site, letting people know what I love about the series. I had a lot of passion for the series already, but putting it down for that essay refined it for me and helped me focus my thoughts on …
Monster Academy: I Will Not Eat People on Sale Now!
The first book in the Monster Academy series–I Will Not Eat People–is available now! GO GRAB IT! QUICK! BEFORE IT GETS AWAY! Ahem. You can purchase the ebook direct from me, or if you prefer, you can also buy it through: Amazon Barnes & Noble Smashwords DriveThruFiction.com I’ll add other venues as they come online. I’ll have print-on-demand copies available through DriveThruFiction.com later this …
Monster Academy: I Will Not Eat People Releases February 4
On February 4, the first book in the Monster Academy series–I Will Not Eat People–will be released to the general public. It’ll be up first on Amazon, BN.com, DriveThruFiction.com, and even right here, with other venues to follow soon after. I’d like to give this launch a boost, so I’m going to set the introductory price at a dirt-low $2.99 for …
2014 Conventions, So Far
It’s 2014 already, so it’s time to start talking about new conventions again. So far, I’m committed to two conventions: Nexus Game Fair Milwaukee, WI. June 19—22. This is a new show but with a lot of familiar faces, including Harold Johnson, Jolly Blackburn, Mike Carr, Chris Clark, Zeb Cook, Jeff Easley, Ernie Gygax, Dave Kenzer, James Lowder, Frank Mentzer, …
Happy 40th, D&D!
Today is, as declared by Jon Peterson of Playing at the World, the 40th birthday of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s impossible for me to say how much this game changed my life and set me on the path to my career, but the best part about that is how many people I know that can say the same thing. For that, …