Over on the forums at Essential-Eberron.com, new Eberron author Marcy Rockwell asked how I happened to get into writing young adult fantasy novels. Hey, Matt, I was wondering–how did you get involved writing the Knights of the Silver Dragon books? Did you come up with the idea and pitch it to Wizards, or did they say “we’re looking for YA …
Paizo Wants to Get to Know You Better Too
There must be something in the air today. Paizo (which publishes Dragon and Dungeon magazines, among other endeavors) would like your input on a survey too.
Keillor Nails It
Garrison Keillor (of the radio show A Prairie Home Companion) hits the nail straight on the head when he says “Writers, Quit Whining.” If anyone out there catches me complaining about what I do for a living, feel free to give me the metaphorical smack upside the head. Even on its worst days, writing novels and creating games makes me …
These Are a Few of My Favorite Games
The fine folks at Pelgrane Press have compiled a list of game designers’ favorite, underrated roleplaying games. Simon Rogers (of ProFantasy Software fame) is kind enough to name-check me near the top, but you’ll have to scroll down a bit to find my answer to his question.
Survey Says?
GAMA needs your help. In partnership with Ohio State and the Wargamer, they’ve set up a website through which they hope to survey adventure gamers of all kinds. If you qualify, be sure to take the survey and be counted!
Scribe Awards Now Open
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers just announced the opening of its first Scribe Awards. If you, or anyone you know, has a tie-in novel due or already out this year, be sure to submit your work for these inaugural awards. As a charter member myself, you can be sure I’ll be putting my books in the judges’ hands. …
York’s Minions
J. Steven York, author of the Stygian trilogy for the Age of Conan, just launched a new website celebrating the efforts of minions everywhere. Seems appropriate for May Day (which was yesterday) somehow.
Prey on the Way
Human Head Studios shows its hard-core tabletop gamer roots with some of the special bits to come with its limited edition of Prey: three pewter miniatures sculpted and cast by Reaper Miniatures. They even have shots of the greens available in a 360°, rotatable view. Ah, to have an Xbox 360 or PC gaming rig and the hours to spend …
The Palladium Plot Thickens
It seems that some of the people who heard of Palladium’s plight wanted to find out if Kevin Siembieda was telling the truth about his company’s troubles. They did some digging and found out the name of the perpetrator who harmed the RPG publisher so badly. Kevin got wind of this and issued a reasonable statement about it, urging people …
Signing in Rockford this Saturday
Just a reminder that I’ll be at the Barnes & Noble in Rockford, Illinois, tomorrow (Saturday, April 29) to meet readers, chat, and sign books. I’m scheduled to be there from 3—5 PM, so please stop by and say hi if you’re in the area!