I went back to freelancing right after I left Pinnacle at the end of 1999. I worked for a lot of different companies, including the fine people at Atlas Games. I wrote a section of En Route for them, as well as the whole of Seven Cities. Michelle Nephew did a bang-up job editing both books, pushing me to make …
Knocked Down, Back Up
If you stopped by this morning, you might have seen that Forbeck.com wasn’t here. My domain registrar failed to renew my domain name on time, despite the fact I paid the fee weeks ago. Still, they made things right and got it ironed out within hours of me noticing it, so we’re back up and running again. Whew!
(Don’t) Quit Your Day Job
Last week, T.S. Luikart (I assume—he’s the only T.S. I know outside of the long-dead poet Eliot) rightfully pointed out that you should examine your potential output before you decide to make the leap to full-time freelancing, if that’s what you’re after. I dug around in my files a bit and found the old article I’d written on just that …
On the Mortality Radio
The fine folks at Mortality Radio asked me to appear on an upcoming show, and I was too stunned to try to weasel out of it. I’m scheduled to be on the January 23 show, which starts at 8 PM EST. More details as I have them.
Talking ‘Bout a Resolution
The New Year is a time for looking both back and forward, for seeing how you’ve done and making plans for doing better. One of my resolutions this year (as I mentioned before) is to make regular updates to this site. So far, so good, although the year’s just starting now, so we’ll have to see how it all plays …
Should Old Acquaintances Be Forgot
A few of the people who stopped by the site were kind enough to post notices about the site’s launch on their own sites. It’s the kind of thing you do for friends, which I then realized I hadn’t bothered to do myself. So, if you look to your right, you should see a new “Friends” link that gives details …
A Neverland Christmas
The impending release of the new, live-action Peter Pan movie inspired me to dig deep into the darkest parts of my computer’s hard drive. There I found a rough, uncut gem from my past that I thought I’d share with you as a kind of Christmas present. Once upon a time (back in 1991), a game company by the odd …
Let’s Get this Party Started
I’ve been quietly working on this website for a few weeks now, and it’s time to finally pull the thing’s light from under the bushel and let it shine free. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you like what you see and come back often. As the end of the year creeps up, lots of people like to make New …