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.
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. …
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!
Rockford Files–Death Match Style!
My latest novel, Blood Bowl: Death Match, hits store shelves in the US today! This is the third in the Blood Bowl trilogy, and it wraps up most if not all of the loose plot threads I left dangling throughout the first two books. The climactic match takes place in the Realms of Chaos. Talk about one Hell of a …
Game Designer Advice
People contact me from time to time and ask me what kind of advice I can give to aspiring or beginning freelance game designers. This morning, my succinct response was: Do the best work you can, do exactly what your developer asks (within reason), and hit your deadline. If you manage that, you’ll go far. It’s easier said than done, …
Palliate Palladium’s Woes
As ICv2.com reports, Palladium Books (publisher of the Rifts roleplaying game, among others) is on the ropes. In an open letter to the company’s fans, president Kevin Siembieda announces that the company fell victim to treachery from within to the tune of $850,000 to $1,300,000. I don’t know if it’s that Kevin can’t or won’t pin down an exact number. …
Protospiel’s Proposition
I’ve just agreed to be this year’s guest of honor at Protospiel, a small convention dedicated purely to novice game designers. It’s scheduled for July 13—15 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, home to my alma mater, the University of Michigan. If you’re an aspiring game designer–especially for board or card games, although games of all types are welcome–I recommend attending, if …
Site Upgraded
This weekend, I finally got around to updating the site’s software to WordPress 2.02. At the same time, I added some cool bits to the comments. Now, the site can automatically e-mail you a notification whenever someone comments on a particular post. You can even subscribe to a post without commenting first. (Of course, if you already subscribe to comments …