If you haven’t heard by now, Gary Gygax passed away. Gygax’s obituary gives a brief overview of his career in the gaming industry. The father of GenCon, of modern gaming, of the industry I’ve been working with, his passing does not go quietly into the night. A host of gaming sites and communities offered online […]
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Google’s Blogger: Pros and Cons for Freelancers
Last year, when I started learning about SEO and blogging I tried an experiment. The goal was to learn as much as I could about Blogger (owned by Google) to build visibility and get some readers. After months of toying around with different aspects, I’d like to share with you the pros and cons of […]
MLV Writes Game Reviews
As a contributor to FlamesRising.com Monica has had the chance to explore many worlds of Horror & Dark Fantasy in a variety of games. You can see from her Publications Page here on MLVWrites that she has also had the chance to write for a few of them. Some of the games she has written […]
Writing Conference at UW-Milwaukee March 7 to 9 2008
Billed as the conference where “you CAN succeed as a writer, the Sixth Annual Spring Writer’s Festival at UW-Milwaukee offers a variety of seminars for novices to the craft. I have a vested interest in this conference because my Netconcepts work colleague, Jeff Muendel who writes for a variety of publications including CNet Searchlight and […]
Game Design for Girls: Scholarship and Day Camp
I belong to several writing and networking groups all around the web, and sometimes there are events posted that are just “that cool.” This summer event is so in touch and up-to-date with our current culture, it’s definitely worth checking out and is perfect for young women interested in this multi-million dollar industry.