Once again, I’ve been asked to be a Dream Date for the ENnies Awards at Gen Con this year. They recently posted the auction for this on eBay, but they forgot to mention that I won’t be able to stick around for the entire ceremony, just the cocktail hour. If hanging out and having a drink or three with me …
The Gamers Play Dangerous Games
My friends at Zombie Orpheus and Dead Gentlemen just launched a spanking-new Kickstarter for The Gamers: Hands of Fate, the third installment in their series of The Gamers films, excellent comedies about – you guessed it – gamers. I’ve long been a huge fan of The Gamers and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, and I’ve known the people involved with them for many years, so I’ve …
Writing Standing Up
After thinking about it on and off for a few years, I finally took the plunge last night and set myself up with a standing desk at which I can write. In fact, I’m typing these words at it right now, and so far it’s all right. My feet hurt, but I’m told that goes away in a few days. …
Twenty Great Years
Today is the twentieth anniversary of the day my wife Ann and I got married. I can honestly say these have been the best two decades of my life, and she’s been the biggest part of that. Marrying her was the best thing that ever happened to me, bringing not only a beautiful, smart, kind, and loving partner permanently into …
ENies Nominations Are Out
The nominations for the ENnies – the fan-based tabletop RPG awards from ENWorld.org that are handed out at Gen Con – were announced earlier today. The list is long and filled with great games and related things. Among them, two things I worked on that came out last year earned a few nods. Tales of the Far West – a short story …
More Kickstarter Stuff
Two more cool projects to add to the Kickstarter pile from earlier today. My fellow Alliterate Steve Sullivan just launched a drive for his Tournament of Death 1 & 2 writing stunt. He’s setting up a live-writing event that pits fantasy characters against each other to coincide with the Olympics. He pulled it off in 2008, and he’s reprising it …
Ghosts of Ascalon on Sale this Week
For the week of Comic-Con (that’s this week, folks!), Simon & Shuster has put the ebook edition of Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon on sale for only $3.99. That’s 50% off, until July 15. This is the first-ever novel based on the Guild Wars game, and I wrote it along with my pal Jeff Grubb, whose day job is to serve as …
Kickstarter Recommendations
I’m just back from a week’s vacation up near Watersmeet, Michigan, and I’m plowing through my in-box to catch up with everything that’s been happening while I’ve been gone. Among those things are a number of Kickstarters I’d like to recommend. First off, my pals Robin Laws and Simon Rogers over at Stone Skin Press have launched a drive for …
Magic: The Gathering: The Spell Thief #1 Out Today!
The first issue of my second Magic: The Gathering comic book miniseries – The Spell Thief – hits comic book stores today. As usual, MartÃn Cóccolo does a fantastic job with the artwork, and J. Edwin Stevens adds in wonderful colors. Many thanks to Carlos Guzman, who wrangles this unruly lot as our editor. Christopher Moeller‘s art graces the cover. In …
Kickstarter Kicked
Back at the end of May, I wrote a long post about how the first two 12 for ’12 Kickstarters had gone. (Go back and read that first if you haven’t already.) The third one ended June 17, and it was another wild and yet very different ride. I’m still digesting a lot of the information, but here are my …