I’m getting back into the freelance swing of things again. I polished off the final draft of Marked for Death, the first in my Eberron trilogy, due out in March of 2005. Then I realized I’d made a big goof, and I had to fix that. (“That one-handed character is hanging from the edge of an airship while holding up …
Hungry Little Monsters Due in November
According to the website of the newly minted Sean K. Reynolds Games, Hungry Little Monsters is due as a PDF release in November. HLM is a charity jam book Sean developed, much in the vein of the Swords into Plowshares book he produced last year. Proceeds go to benefit FoodforAll.org, which is dedicated to feeding needy people. The book features …
National Games Week
Mark Simmons, the man behind the Games Quarterly Catalog and Games Quarterly Magazine, has launched a brilliant new idea: National Games Week. It’s to be held the week of November 21 through 27, right through Thanksgiving. It’s the perfect time to break out a game to play with those relatives you barely ever see. You can find out more at …
La Dolce Vita and Beyond
Those of you who follow this site regularly (both of you–hi, Mom!) might have noticed that I haven’t posted anything much here for a while. In fact, the last of my “weekly updates” was weeks ago. Let’s just say I’ve been busy.
Free(lance) Again!
As of October 1, I left Human Head Studios and returned once again to being a full-time freelancer. I had a great time working with the fine folks at Human Head. While I’ll miss them, I won’t miss the hour-long commute to Madison at all. My own office is less than five minutes away in a raging snowstorm. I have …
Successful Signing
The signing at Turtle Creek, the Beloit College Bookstore was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to offer their support. It was truly touching. The store sold nearly 60 copies of Secret of the Spiritkeeper, as well as a few copies of The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook and The Stronghold Builder’s Guidebook that they had on …
Book Signing
Remember, if you’re anywhere near Beloit, Wisconsin, this Saturday, stop by the Turtle Creek (Beloit College) bookstore around 9:30 AM. I’ll be there signing anything you put in front of me. I’m heading off to Italy next week to help celebrate my sister Jody’s wedding. I don’t think I’ll have internet access there, so there won’t be an update next …
Dave Sutherland Is Dying
I recently learned that Dave Sutherland, a longtime TSR employee and the artist behind much of the early D&D and Tekumel products, is terminally ill. To pay his medical bills and hopefully leave something for his wife and daughters, he and his sister are auctioning off much of his gaming stuff on eBay, including some real rare gems. You can …
Beloit College Book Signing
The summer convention season is over, which means I mostly stay hunkered down in my office and type for the next six months or so. However, I do have a book signing for Secret of the Spiritkeeper at Turtle Creek, the Beloit College bookstore, on September 18, starting at 9:30 AM. That’s right in Beloit, Wisconsin, my hometown. Please stop …
Diana Jones Award Site Updated
The Diana Jones Award committee gave out its award during Gen Con, a few weeks back. The site has just been updated with news on the results and pictures of the ceremony. Before I had the honor of announcing the DJA winner for this year, Andy Kitkowski gave out the Indie RPG Awards. It flattered me to no end to …