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 …
Gen Con Q & A
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.
Writing Advice
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.
Complete Idiot Keeps Me Busy
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 …
Faery’s Tale Intro Pack Ready for FREE
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 …
Faery’s Tale Map and Adventure
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.
Gen Con 2006 Schedule
I’m gearing up for Gen Con Indy, which opens to the public this Thursday. This is the great-grandaddy of gaming conventions, and for me it’s always like a combination of summer camp and Christmas in August. It’s a chance to see all those friends I only run into a few times a year, as well as to check out all …
Games Day Chicago–Tomorrow!
All day tomorrow (July 29), I’ll be at Games Day Chicago, the one-day Games Workshop convention. I’ll be hanging out in the Black Library booth, signing books with my pal and fellow author Mike Lee. I’m told I’ll also help out with a Black Library seminar. In the course of this, there’s a vicious rumor that we’ll ask Blood Bowl …
The Art of the Schmooze
Yes, I’m back from Comic-Con. It was a blast, and I’ll have a full report soon. In the meantime, here’s a tidbit that’s apropos. On a mailing list for tie-in writers (affiliated with the IAMTW), KeVin Killiany asked about the best ways to look for work at a convention. Many of his fellow writers (including me) chipped in with some …
Comic-Con, Here I Come!
I’m taking off tomorrow for sunny San Diego for Comic-Con. My first seminar is on Friday at 11:30 AM in Room 1B: “Competing for the Young Adult Mind with Words and Pictures.” The fabulous Maryelizabeth Hart (of Mysterious Galaxy fame) moderates the panel, and I’ll try to keep up with her and Holly Black (game-industry refugee and Spiderwick Chronicles author), …