Day 2 of 100: On News and Sharing Links

Internet http | Photo from sxc.huI’ve always known intellectually that it’s easier to share links through social media, but I had no idea how quickly that would impact me.

Last night, we had some friends over and they had mentioned this article about how the app pricing model doesn’t work RPGs. Because I hadn’t been on Twitter or Facebook, I didn’t see the article.

Here’s where it got interesting for me.

In a typical day, I would have booted up Twitter or Facebook, looked it up on one of their profiles and then clicked over to the article. Since I made a pledge not to use those tools, now if I want the article I have to do one of three things: a) ask for someone to e-mail me the link b) type in the domain name of the article and manually look for it there or c) use natural search to find it.

Day 1 of 100: Starscream, a Curse and Why 100?

*tap, tap, tap* Is this thing on? So it’s Monday afternoon and I’ve managed to get through the entire day without even thinking about Facebook or Twitter. Well, until writing this post. I’ve also managed to yell at my computer, which I’ve dubbed “Starscream” — twice. The computer name came from a poll I took […]

My Site in the Top 50 Freelance Writing Blogs

Found out my website had been included in a list of the top fifty freelance writing blogs. Here’s a quote from the article: In the olden days, freelance mostly referred to sports players in professional leagues who were up for grabs. Nowadays, the term “freelance” has taken on a whole new meaning and can apply […]

[New Release] Paths of Storytelling: Vampire the Masquerade Fiction

Paths of Storytelling | White Wolf PublishingEvery year for April Fool’s, White Wolf offers fans something fun. This year, that stunt is Paths of Storytelling, a “long-forgotten” manuscript that was previously rejected by the good people at White Wolf Publishing due to its sacrilegious nature to their setting. Indeed, the company has taken what we (Jess Hartley, Kelley Barnes-Hermann and myself) wrote and has expressed its outrage at the way we treated this sanctified property.

Today, though, I get to announce I worked on this. For this super-fun project, I wrote and designed the Gangrel storyline. Does it have metaplot? YES, YES IT DOES! Signature characters? YES, YES IT DOES! A hedge maze? A cheesy meata-balla scene? Small woodland creatures?