For those aspiring authors out there, the Black Library is holding a new short-story competition. Winning entries will be purchased for a new Warhammer anthology based around the theme of invasion. The deadline is October 11, 2006. Unlike many other competitions, you don’t need to submit a full story from the get-go. You only have to come up with a …

The saga continues on August 12, 2006.

The folks at the North Suburban Library District have asked me to come speak during their upcoming Teen Read Week in October. I’ll be at the Roscoe, IL, branch (at 5562 Clayton Circle) on Monday, October 16, from 6:30—7:30 PM, and at the same time at the Loves Park, IL, branch (at 6340 North 2nd Street) on Wednesday, October 18. …

Brian L. Bird asks of concepts for new games: Define stunningly good? Also what is your take on the future of roleplaying games? Stunningly good games break molds, form new categories, and are strong enough to inspire others to sign on, either as employees or investors. Such ideas are rare, of course, and it’s hard to recognize them when they …

Wizards of the Coast has posted photos of some of the authors who signed novels at their booth at this summer’s Gen Con. Alphabetically, I’m the first one, it seems, and I look tired. Since this is the morning after the Diana Jones Award party, perhaps that’s no surprise. You may notice that Bob Salvatore is so busy signing that …

I met T. Rob Brown of MidwestGamingNews.com at Gen Con after one of my seminars, and we chatted about pursuing getting published in games. Afterward, he asked me a few questions via e-mail, and he just posted the results today.

Brett Rubin wrote me a note a while back and asked me some excellent questions about becoming a published writer. I thought some of you might be interested in the answers, so I’ve posted the bulk of the conversation here.

I’ve had a crazy busy time since Gen Con. I just turned in my first draft of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing Manga, Illustrated: Fantasy Creatures, which my pals at IDW commissioned from me under a tight (read: insane) deadline. As the sequel to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Drawing Manga, Illustrated, it’s been a fun book to work …

This summer, Patrick Sweeny pulled me back into working on roleplaying games for the first time in nearly two years. I only wrote the first couple thousand words of Tournament of the Fey, an introductory pack for Faery’s Tale, but you can download them now for free. No cost. Zip. Nada. Patrick handed me a copy of Faery’s Tale at …

If you find yourself getting lost wandering around Gen Con, that’s probably because you didn’t stop by the Firefly Games site to pick up their faery’s map of the exhibit hall. They should also have copies of the intro pack I worked on for their new Faery’s Tale family storytelling game.