The Diana Jones Award shortlist has been posted at www.DianaJonesAward.org. (Academy chair Nicole Lindroos was kind enough to allow the DJA committee to make its first official announcement at the Origins Awards ceremony on June 24.) The award will be given out at a ceremony on August 18 at Gen Con in Indianapolis. I’m one of the few publicly known …
Back from Origins
I had a great time at Origins. All of my seminars went well. The attendees asked sharp questions, and my fellow panelists were a joy to work with. I spent a lot of time in the Green Ronin booth, showing people how to play Dracula’s Revenge, the new board game I developed for Human Head Studios. At the Origins Awards …
Lots of Little Things
This week, I managed to take care of a bunch of smaller things. These include: An entry in Hungry Little Monsters, the next charity jam book from Sean K. Reynolds, my coauthor on Unapproachable East. A couple of articles for Games Quarterly Magazine. An essay for the latest edition of Warzone from Excelsior Entertainment. . An essay for the second …
Origins Begins
Next week, I’m off to the Origins Game Expo. I’ll be running demos of Dracula’s Revenge at the Green Ronin booth. I’m also helping out with some seminars: 6/24, 10 AM: Freelancing for Beginners. 6/24, 1 PM: Game-Related Fiction. 6/24, 2 PM: Intermediate Level Freelancing. 6/25, 10 AM: Freelance Writing for d20. 6/25, 3 PM: Origin of a Game. 6/27, …
Dragon Page Turned
I just finished the interview with Michael and Evo at The Dragon Page Radio Talk Show. The guys were easy with this rookie, and I had a great time. The show’s topic was young adult fantasy and science-fiction novels like my upcoming Secret of the Spiritkeeper, due out in August from Wizards of the Coast. The Dragon Pagers allowed me …
Dragon Page Tonight!
This is short notice, I know, but I just got asked to be on Dragon Page, a radio show about science-fiction and fantasy. The show airs live tonight at 6 PM Phoenix time, 9 PM Eastern. Go to www.dragonpage.com for details about how to listen in locally or over the internet.
Back from BookExpo America
I went to BookExpo America last weekend, and I had a great time. Probably the best part was when Peter Archer, the managing editor of the novel department at Wizards of the Coast asked me how my Eberron novel was coming along, and I told him I’d turned it in the night before.
Origins Awards Final Voting Opens
The voting for the final round of the Origins Awards opened on Monday. Three items I worked on are on the ballot, so if you’re a member of the Academy, I’d appreciate your vote. Redhurst Academy of Magic is up for Best Roleplaying Game Supplement and Best Graphic Design of a Book, and “The Price of Freedom” is up for …
Eberron Novel Rolling Along
I’m pounding away at the first in my trilogy of novels for the spanking-new Eberron setting for Dungeons & Dragons, from Wizards of the Coast. It won’t see stores until early 2005, but it’s due Any Day Now. I’m trying to finish it before I head out for the BookExpo America show on June 5. While there, I’ll be in …
Upcoming Appearances
The summer convention season is almost upon us. I’m planning to be at a number of the big shows this summer, so I just created an Upcoming Appearances page to chart where I’ll be and when. If you’ll be around for any of these, be sure to stop by wherever I am and say hi. I also updated my Current …