According to Amazon.com, my novelization of the upcoming Mutant Chronicles film is now slated for release on August 26, 2008. It’s slated to weigh in at 320 pages and come to you courtesy of publisher Del Rey. I got the chance to meet my editor, Keith Clayton, again at Comic-Con, at the Del Rey booth. He told me I’d just missed seeing the film’s star, Tom Jane, by a matter of seconds.
Ciao, Doomzine
Fabio Dall’Ara writes to let me know that the interview he conducted with me a while back is now available in issue #23 of Doomzine, an Italian fanzine devoted to all things Mutant Chronicles. It also has a translation of the “Mutant Memories” essay I posted here a while back. Sadly, my command of the Italian language doesn’t extend very far, but for those who parla Italiano, you’re in for a treat (I think).
Congratulations, Scribes!
One thing I missed at Comic-Con was Sunday (as well as Saturday, since I left on Friday night). On that Sunday, the IAMTW gave out its first Scribe Awards for the year’s best tie-ine novels. While my Prophecy of the Dragons was nominated for Best Young Adult Novel, I was in stiff competition against Steve Sullivan, Christina York, and Alice Henderson, all of whom I count as friends.
In the end, Alice won, and I couldn’t be more pleased for her. Just before my flight out of San Diego, I grabbed a quick bite with her and double Scribe winner Jeff Marriotte, and you couldn’t ask for a nicer, more talented person to take home the statue. Congratulations to Alice, Jeff, and all of the other winners!
For myself, I found a nice plaque in the mail when I got back from vacation. It’s on my mantel right now, sharing space with my Origins Awards and ENnies, and it looks great.
August IGDA Meeting
The August meeting of the Madison chapter of the IGDA is set for Tuesday, August 13. With luck, I’ll be there, but either way those who attend will get the chance to listen to the talented artist Mark Nelson talk about art in both paper and computer games. I hope to see you there!
Back Again, Off Again
Just home from Comic-Con, which is still going on. Had a wonderful time. Saw lots of old friend and made many new ones too. Off again to an undisclosed location. More later!
Comic-Con Bound
I’m off to Comic-Con first thing in the morning. I’ll only be around until Friday night, so if you’re looking for me, do so early. I don’t have any scheduled appearances, just lots of business to attend to, so contact me directly if you can. Either way, I hope to see you there!
Storytellers Unplugged
It’s that time of month again. My latest essay is up on Storytellers Unplugged. This time around I muse about muses and what keeps writers writing when they’d rather be somewhere else. Be sure to check it out.
Wolf’s Words
Fellow Alliterate and good guy Wolfgang Baur just opened up a locked post on his Open Design site about the writing process. The net is filled with these, of course, but rarely about RPG design. As usual, Wolf is spot on. Check it out.
Birdman at E3
It seems like the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law video game I worked on with High Voltage Software is getting some good buzz at this year’s E3 show.
Thanks to Jason Blair for the heads-up.