Production Mode. Engaged. GenCon Campaign. Activated.

Yep, it’s true. I’m in production mode and channeling all kinds of busy bees. This t’aint all that glamorous, but it’s part of being a working writer. Annnnnd I hate that, right? Because it isn’t super sexy or amaze-balls or something where I can reveal the details of everything I’m doing at every minute of […]

Another Day, Another World of Amazon

Today, Amazon announced that they’ve set up a new program for writers called “Kindle Worlds.” Scalzi has a lot to say on the subject and really, it’s quite rare when I don’t agree with his business assessment, so I’ll link to Amazon’s Kindle Worlds: Instant Thoughts here. Now that the dust has settled in my […]

On Business Models for Creatives

Before I get started on this pile o’ mumblings: a few memorandums and factoids to share… Feedburner has decided to stop being a crab-ass and is now working again. I could say my lack of blogging on the fact that it completely ceased to update for three months or so, but no — I only […]

Pre-Order Q&A, Firefly, and Me

Last week, we launched a pre-order for a full-color, softcover edition of the Gaming in the ‘Verse: GenCon 2013 Exclusive in the Margaret Weis Productions online store. Today, we also offered a digital pre-order on DriveThruRPG.com. This Exclusive will have playable material in the book and give you a good idea of the basic approach […]

So What Goes Into A Firefly Game Anyway?

Fans are excited and I’ve had non-stop questions about when the game is coming out. I mentioned this earlier, but I tend to err on the conservative side of announcing releases because, in my experiences, there IS such a thing as marketing/publicizing too early. This is also why we’ve been more transparent about what’s happening […]