I don’t just run Kickstarters like my Monster Academy drive, which just cracked $11k last night. I also back them too. In fact, I’ve backed more than a hundred Kickstarters in my time, not all of which funded, for which my bank account is grateful, even if I’m not. Here are a few (all right: several) amazing projects that I’m …
Geekerati Tonight! Google Hangout Thursday!
I’ll be on the Geekerati radio show tonight with hosts Christian Lindke and Shawna Benson. Listen live starting at 8:30 PM Pacific. If you can’t make that, don’t fret, the podcast version will get posted soon after that. I’m also planning to self-host a Google Hangout on Thursday. Come watch me make a fool of myself and try to answer questions …
12 for ’12 Add-Ons for Monster Academy Backers
The Monster Academy Kickstarter broke its funding goal late Friday night! That means every 12 for ’12 Kickstarter succeeded – four in a row. Thanks to all my backers on each one of my drives, including this one, for all your support! One problem I’ve seen throughout the drives is that people who found out about the 12 for ’12 plan after the …
Monster Academy Is a GO!
Earlier tonight, the Monster Academy Kickstarter smashed through its funding goal and kept going strong! As I write this, we’re 101% funded, which means I’m going to start writing Monster Academy books this winter! Thanks so much to each and every one of you for your support. It’s been one humbling year, for sure. When I started out with this idea, I had …
Monster Academy Gets an A – So Far
Well, the Monster Academy Kickstarter drive now stands at [checks again] 92%, so that’s at least in the A bracket, if I remember the grading criteria correctly from back when I was in school. Seeing as how we have 10 more days to go, I’ll call that a great grade – so far. It puts us less than [counts on fingers] $800 …
Back from World Con
I had a great time at World Con (the World Science Fiction Convention) this weekend. I only had a couple panels, and they went well, putting me at the same table with guys like Joe Haldeman (a legend) and Hugh Howey (who’s sold a stunning number of books on Amazon). I spent the vast majority of my time in bars …
More Monster Academy Press
The promotions for Monster Academy (my latest Kickstarter, for a trilogy of YA fantasy novels) roll on. First, Michael Harrison – who’s covered every one of my Kickstarters for Wired’s Geek Dad blog – completes the circuit with an excellent article about the Monster Academy drive. The funniest part of the whole article, though, is a note from one of our intrepid editors: …
Join Me for an IRC Event Tonight
Tonight at 7 PM Central, Dan Davenport is going to host an IRC (internet relay chat) event with me as the guest. As Dan writes: To join, go to http://www.magicstar.net/chat2/, select your nick, log in, and type “/join #rpgnet”. I’ll be open to chatting about any of my projects – past, present, and future – so please join me for the …
Two New Interviews
Yesterday, a couple friends of mine posted interviews with me. First up, Don Schlising – fellow Cheesehead and partner with Jesse Theiler at the brand-new Notting Hill Games – asked me about who I am, what I do, and how I write. He also says several kind things about me in his introduction that you’re free to ignore. Next, Jennifer …
A Gen Con Roundup
I’ve had a lot of things happen lately that I haven’t slapped up here on the blog for lack of time. I’ve Tweeted/Facebooked about them because I can do that fast, but I tagged them for later additions here and never got around to them. Rather than dribble them out here a bit at a time, I’m going to correct …