My friend Jim Lowder recently appeared on WUWM – Milwaukee’s NPR station – to chat about Family Games: The 100 Best. Listen in to hear him wax philosophic about games for all people and how great they are.
BoardGameGeek.com Wins the DJA!
Last Wednesday at Gen Con, I hosted the annual Diana Jones Award party, during which I was proud to announce that BoardGameGeek.com had won this year’s award. I’d tell you all about it, but fortunately Jeff Tidball recorded the whole thing. Watch the video for all the details. Congratulations to Derk Solko, Scott Alden, and all the other people who …
Bless Matt James’s Dice!
Freelancer extraordinaire Matt James went around Gen Con and asked people to bless his dice. Wil Wheaton does the hammiest best job of it, but there are lots of great bits here. I was happy to be included too (at about 1:55), if only so I could make some use of all those years of Catholic School.
Back from Gen Con!
I had a wonderful time at Gen Con this year, packing in as much fun, friends, and games as I could into the five days I spent at “the four best days in gaming.” It started out with the Diana Jones Award party on Wednesday night and wrapped up with a race through the exhibit hall with my son Marty …
Off to Gen Con!
I leave for Gen Con – a.k.a. Gamer Christmas in August – tomorrow morning, ready to take Indy by storm. If you’re going to be there too, be sure to hunt me down and say hi and share some dice or drinks. I’ve added a couple new details to my schedule. I’m joining Cam Banks for Ryan Macklin’s podcast “This …
Imagine Interview
Over at Imagine Daily, Kyle Robert Willis posted an interview with me. This one covers a long gamut of topics from Ghosts of Ascalon to Amortals to Brave New World: Revolutions to the Leverage RPG. It makes for a good recap of what I’m up to these days, so be sure to check it out.
Ghosts of Ascalon Out Now!
Actually, Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon hit stores yesterday, but I’ve been away from the computer for a few days and I’m just getting to write about it now. It’s available in numerous electronic formats as well as in the traditional flattened-tree-pulp version. If you put your mouse over the widget to the right, you should get a pop-up image …
Grubb Represents for Ghosts of Ascalon
Jeff Grubb – my co-author for Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon – is busy out there promoting the book while I’m here at home getting ready for a vacation in the Northwoods. The folks at Guildcast recorded a podcast with him last week, in which they discuss some spoilery details about the book. He’s also at Comic-Con, signing and chatting …
How to Write a Tie-In Novel
My latest column for the Escapist went up today: “How to Write a Tie-In Novel.” Check it out for a quick behind-the-scenes look at how some of your favorite books about your favorite worlds make it to your shelves.
Tied-In Released
The IAMTW has just released its first book, Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing. Edited by Lee Goldberg, the book features essays about all aspects of writing tie-in novels from Donald Bain, Max Allan Collins, Tod Goldberg, Elizabeth Massie, William C. Dietz, Aaron Rosenberg, Paul Kupperberg, Jeff Mariotte, Raymond Benson, Robert Greenberger, David Spencer, Greg Cox, …