Here’s to better days ahead for everyone!
Happy Holidays!
Whoever you are and wherever you may be, happy holidays to you. Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, good Kwanzaa, blessed Yule, and a wonderful winter solstice. Plus, a message from our management:
Back to Busy Time
Earlier this year, I found myself with little to do. I’d planned to spend my summer writing another pair of novels for the Knights of the Silver Dragon line. However, when Wizards canceled the line, I looked down and saw I had an empty plate. I filled that space with a number of smaller gigs while I went out hunting …
Völker Faerûns
Last week, a copy of the German edition of Races of Faerûn showed up in the mail from Wizards of the Coast. It’s always sort of strange to see my words in a language I can’t read, but the people at Feder & Schwert did a fine job of creating a great-looking book, which is the only basis upon which …
EndZone Interview
EndZone, an online fanzine for all things Blood Bowl, just published its second issue. It’s a free PDF, and it features an interview with me about writing my series of Blood Bowl novels. Download and enjoy!
Good-Bye Grandpa
William Kenneth “Ken” Forbeck, my dad’s dad, died on Friday. He had just made it to 92 years old back on November 1, All Saints’ Day in the Catholic tradition. He’d spent the last several months in a nursing home after a bout with pneumonia last winter, from which he never recovered his strength–and a new round of pneumonia and …
Xbox 360 in the Palace
When it gets quiet around here, you can bet it’s for one of two things: I’m out of town I’m really busy Let’s just say I’m in town. As part of that, for one (maybe two) of my projects, I had to pick up an Xbox 360. (It’s a hard life. I’ve also had to watch a bunch of cartoons.) …
The History of ICE
Shannon Appelcline recently posted on RPG.net the latest in his series of articles about the histories of various companies in the adventure gaming industry. This is a two-parter about Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE). I worked for ICE back in the early ’90s. In fact, ICE published the first large book I wrote entirely on my own: Western Hero (also produced …
Protospiel West
This summer, I attended Protospiel as the guest of honor, and I had a wonderful time. I just learned that a West Coast spinoff–Protospiel West–is set for January 27, 2007, in Santa Monica, CA. Best of all, they have my pal Marcelo Figueroa of Playroom Entertainment set up as a guest speaker for the event. If you’re an aspiring game …
Post X-mas Xombies
My friend James Farr just announced that he has an illustrated novel based on his Flash-animated Xombies tales in the works. You can pre-order it now through BN.com and take delivery at the end of January. James is a real talent, and I’ve already put my order in for Xombie: DOA, sight unseen. Better yet, Barnes & Noble currently has …