Wyn Alexander, who used to print some of our books at Pinnacle back in the day, recently looked me up on Facebook and asked me if I’d be willing to take part in a video interview via YouTube. The topics ranged all over the place, but I think it made for a stimulating conversation. If you can bear with me …
The Fun of Surprise (An Interview)
Jeremy L C Jones just posted a short interview with me on Booklife about how playing and designing games has influenced my writing. Go read “The Fun of Surprise,” and then let me know what you think.
The Tweet Pitch
When you’re trying to sell somebody on an idea for a story or a game, it’s a good idea to see if you can boil it down to something short and snappy, the kind of two- or three-sentence package that tells what the thing’s about and why it’s so cool that the listener must want to know more. This is …
Storytellers Unplugged: The Publishing Catch-22
A frustrated author wrote me over the weekend to ask me how he might be able to get published when most editors won’t look at unsolicited manuscripts these days. Since I hear this question all the time at conventions and such, I decided to post my answer over at Storytellers Unplugged.
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online CCG at PAX
I won’t be at PAX, but a product I worked on will debut there this weekend: the Marvel Super Hero Squad Online CCG. The brilliant people at Lone Shark Games (Mike Selinker, Teeuwynn Woodruff, and James Ernest) and the Amazing Society (Devin Low, et al) did all the heavy lifting on this one, but they brought me in – along …
Lightning Kings
Here’s something else I worked on that never made it over to the States: Inazuma-Oh! (That’s “Lightning King” in Japanese, I’m told.) It was originally a Japanese set of customizable racing cars that clipped together in three different levels. You mixed and matched layers, then rammed them into each other to see which could dish out or take the beating …
Give My Old Games Good Homes
Now that I’m done running around for the summer, my son Marty has stepped up to give me a hand with clearing out my closets and attic, which are clogged with old games, books, and more that haven’t seen enough love over the past few years. He’s putting them up on eBay for me, one at a time. Part of …
“Roll Dice” Prizes
My friend John McLintock is running a series of contests to celebrate the 5th anniversary of his gaming blog “Roll Dice and Kick Ass!” As part of this, I’m donating a signed copy of Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon. You can also win games and books from other authors and designers like Bill King, Academy Games, Q-Workshop, Jim Swallow, and …
Jim Lowder on NPR
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.
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.