My fellow Alliterate and pal Lester Smith just launched a new website: PoemTee.com. Here Les sells t-shirts emblazoned with his own haiku. Stop by and take a read.
ACD Games Day Report
Last night, I drive up to Madison to catch the after-hours action for the ACD Games Day, a small trade show run by the #2 distributor in the adventure gaming industry. I would have gone up during the day, but with the kids in school my schedule wouldn’t permit it–not without a lot of juggling. So, it’s a quick evening …
Write for the Black Library
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 …
Gen Con 2006, Day 5
The epic tale staggers to an end on August 13, 2006.
Gen Con 2006, Day 4
The saga continues on August 12, 2006.
Titanic Games on the Horizon
The fine folks at ICv2.com report today on the activities of Titanic Games. This includes a deluxe version of James Ernest‘s Kill Doctor Lucky, the first game he published through his own Cheapass Games. It’s a mirror-universe version of Clue, in which the player compete to be the first one to murder the good doctor and get away with it. …
Appearing in Northern Illinois During Teen Read Week
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. …
Queen of Death in the House
FedEx just dropped off my author’s copies of The Queen of Death, the third and final book in my Lost Mark Trilogy, set in Eberron. The cover looks much better in person than it does on the product page. I’m looking forward to having this in stores and hearing what people think of it. Endings are the most important part …
Queen of Death, First Chapter Free
Wizards of the Coast has posted a product page for The Queen of Death.This, the final novel in my Lost Mark trilogy set in Eberron, is due out October 10. If you can’t wait that long to get started though, click over to that product page and download a PDF of the first chapter for free! In the meantime, here’s …
Great Ideas and the RPG Market
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 …