This weekend, I’m one of the guests of honor at Gamehole Con in Madison, Wisconsin. This is my last scheduled public appearance of the year, before I hunker down in my writing den for the winter. I was a guest last year too, and I had an absolutely wonderful time at the show. If you’re a gamer and you can make …
Going to Mount Horeb!
This coming Monday, October 10, starting at 6:30 PM, I’m going to be visiting the Mount Horeb Public Library in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. I’ll be talking about my Captain America book, but I’ll also have a preview copy of my upcoming Dungeonology with me to show around as well. The event is listed “for teens, ages 12 and up.” (But really, aren’t all …
About Forward/Story (a.k.a. How I Spent My Costa Rica Vacation)
I’ve had one hell of a great summer. I just spent four weeks on the road, including Comic-Con, a week at our family cabin, Gen Con (my favorite professional event of the year) and Forbeck-O-Rama (a family reunion, my favorite personal event of the year). Soon the kids will be back in school, and we’ll all settle back into that post-summer groove, but before that …
The Escape Your Taxes Sale
Hey, this is a crazy time of year for lots of us. Finding receipts. Entering numbers. Adding it all up to see if you owe something or have a refund coming your way. You know what I’m talking about. Tax time. My pal Brad Beaulieu came up with an idea for a way to alleviate some of your tax-time frustration …
The Munchkin Book
A while back, my pal Jim Lowder asked me to write something about one of my favorite games, Munchkin, for The Munchkin Book, a collection of essays about the bestselling card game created by Steve Jackson and illustrated by another pal, John Kovalic. The book, published by BenBella, went through a long, twisty maze of revisions and approvals, but it’s finally been approved and …
Playing Secret Hitler on Twitch.tv Tonight
This evening, I’m heading down to the Cards Against Humanity offices in Chicago to play their new game, Secret Hitler. They’re currently running a Kickstarter for the game, which has already brought in over $700,000, and to show people how the game works, they’ve been live-streaming sessions of the game on Twitch.tv. Tonight, I’ll sit down to play with Will …
Join Me at Gamehole Con!
This weekend, I’ll be a guest at Gamehole Con at the Alliant Center in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s only a couple years old, but the convention has spiked into a huge gathering of gamers, featuring a massive slate of guests, including Peter Adkison, John Kovalic, Steve Jackson, Jonathan Tweet, Ed Greenwood, Rob Heinsoo, Chris Perkins, Bill Cavalier, Jolly Blackburn, Merle Rasmussen, …
The Monster Story Bundle Is Here
Over at StoryBundle.com, Kevin J. Anderson has put together a killer collection of monstrous stories by a murderer’s row of authors. Pay at least $5, and you get six books. Chip in $15 or more, and you get all twelve books. They show up in whatever ebook format you prefer, all DRM-free. You even get to divvy your money up with regards to how much goes to …
The Avengers Encyclopedia Is Out Today!
My latest book–Marvel’s The Avengers Encyclopedia–hits stores today. I wrote about a third of it, along with Daniel Wallace and Matthew K. Manning–both of whom are huge comic-book experts–and Alan Cowsill and Glenn Dakin chipped in some smaller bits too. It features a fantastic wraparound cover by Mike McKone with colors by Rod Reis. At 352 pages, this is a hefty book–about four and …
Marvel Signings: NYCC and Turtle Creek Books
I have a couple of upcoming events planned to help promote the release of Marvel’s The Avengers Encyclopedia, which hits stores tomorrow, October 6. First off, I’ll be at New York Comic Con this week, October 8—11. This will be my first time to the big show in the Big Apple, and I can’t wait. I have four signings scheduled at the …