The GenCon Writer’s Symposium offers aspiring writers, editors and game designers the ability to get in touch with professionals that hail from all corners of the publishing industry. Organized by Jean Rabe, this series of panels is designed to help aspiring professionals kickstart their career. Here are the panels that I will be speaking on. […]
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Dare I say that I wrote Fan Fiction for a Charity Contest? Read it here.
I had first heard about the contest that authors John Scalzi and Wil Wheaton were sponsoring through Twitter. Dubbed the “Wil Wheaton/John Scalzi Fan Fiction Contest to Benefit the Lupus Alliance of America,” writers were asked to provide a short story about a particularly odd painting. The winners of this contest would then be pooled together into a charity anthology that would be published through Subterranean Press. After seeing the painting, I just had to enter. For your enjoyment, I’m posting a picture of the painting by artist Jeff Zugale and my contribution entitled THE CONTRACT.
Three Non-Fiction Releases about Gaming
Hi everyone, I am pleased to announce that I’ve got three, non-fiction releases related to hobby gaming available for you to check out. First, if you haven’t had the chance to check out FAMILY GAMES: the 100 BEST, I’d recommend that you consider getting your copy signed if you’re heading to GenCon in Indianapolis. Several […]
You Don’t Have to “Do” Anything…Other Than Write
One of the things that I find so frustrating with advice for writers, is the sheer volume of task lists, buzzwords, and blog posts that infiltrate every corner of the space telling writers what they “should” be doing. You need to have a writer’s platform. You need to offer your work for free. You need […]
My New Guest Series at Apex: Creating an Alien Language
Blogging for Apex Book Company has been a lot of fun, in part because I get to talk about things that interest me and loosely relate to things that I’m working on as well. I decided to write a series of posts about creating your own alien language, in part because I have to do […]