Last night, Gen Con announced this year’s slate of Industry Insider Guests of Honor. It includes an all-star list of talent: Tavis Allison, Steve Kenson, Mark Rein-Hagen, Wolfgang Baur, T.S. Luikart, Elizabeth Shoemaker-Sampat, Stan!, Michelle Lyons, Gareth-Michael Skarka, Dennis Detwiller, Ryan Macklin, Christina Stiles, James Ernest, Dominic McDowall-Thomas, George Strayton, Jason Morningstar, Richard Thomas, Jess Hartley, Susan Morris, Rodney Thompson, Kenneth Hite, James Wyatt, and me. …
Con Schedules: OddCon, C2E2, Gaming Hoopla
I just updated my appearances page. April is busy for me, with two conventions on the near horizon (OddCon and C2E2), and I’ve just agreed to be the guest of honor again at Gaming Hoopla in Janesville. Later in the year, I’ll be an Industry Insider Guest of Honor at Gen Con again (10 years in a row!), and I’m going …
Want to Be a Gen Con Guest?
If you’re part of the tabletop games industry and plan on attending Gen Con, you can now apply to be an Industry Insider Guest of Honor at the show. I’ve been a part of this program ever since the show moved to Indianapolis back in 2003, and it’s fantastic fun. In the past, there’s been no clear way for people …
Twitter Chat on March 21 #SFFWRTCHT
Tomorrow evening, starting at 9 PM Eastern Time, March 21, I’ll be a guest on #SFFWRTCHT. That’s the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer Chat held on Twitter every Wednesday night and hosted by Bryan Thomas Schmidt. I’ll be answering all sorts of questions and chatting about many things, including Carpathia, 12 for ’12, the Magic: The Gathering comic, Kickstarter, and anything else …
Capricon Schedule
Next weekend, I’ll be in Wheeling, IL, for Capricon 32. It’s the first time I’ve been to the show, but I’ve heard excellent things about it. My schedule for the show is below. If you’re in the area, come on out and join us! Saturday, February 11 1 — 1:30 PM: Reading Probably something from Carpathia 2:30 —4 PM: Autographing with …
Back from GDC Online
I spent most of this week in Austin, Texas, at GDC Online (which isn’t really online much at all, despite the title). I’d never been to Austin before, but the city welcomed me in and treated me like an old friend: it fed me well and kept me up drinking and chatting all night. I got in late Sunday morning …
Next Week: GDC Online
Next week, I’m off to Austin, Texas, for the Game Developers Conference Online. (Which is not actually online, but is about things online, it seems, which is why I must haul myself down to Austin to it.) I’m giving a short speech called “Building a Transmedia Property,” which is about how to build yourself a story/world that has the best …
Join Me at Gaming Hoopla
This weekend, I’m a guest of honor at Gaming Hoopla, a local gathering of tabletop gamers held in Janesville, Wisconsin. I should be there Saturday afternoon from noon to 4 PM at the least. If you’re around, come on out and join me and fellow guests Tom Wham and Jim Ward at the event. I’m looking forward to chatting with friends …
Geek.Kon 2011 Is Here!
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll be at Geek.Kon up in Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend. It’s bound to be a blast, with all sorts of guests, including my friends Bill Bodden, Troy Denning, Jim Frenkel, John Kovalic, Matt McElroy, Aaron Pavao, and Monica Valentinelli. It all kicks off this afternoon, and the fun goes straight on through Sunday. I can’t make …
Wednesday Night at Noble Knight
Tomorrow night, I’ll be joining the Gamerati Tour at Noble Knight Games in Janesville, Wisconsin. I should get there around 6 PM and will spend the rest of the evening hanging out, chatting with friends, and maybe even playing a game or two. If you’re around, come on out at join us!