After talking to some artists who haven’t started producing anything yet, I wanted to write this post for those of you who are stuck. I’m going to tell you a secret. You already know why you’re not writing or drawing or painting or making music or whatever your flavor of art is. You really, really […]
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Writing the Other Sans Fail Registration Now Available
I am pleased to tell you that the Writing the Other Sans Fail Class registration is now live! When: Saturdays, 2 – 4PM Eastern Standard Time, February 11 – March 4, 2017 Where: ONLINE via Zoom Video Conference Price: $360 Register Here The goal of many game designers is to attract and retain players who […]
My Dragon Talk Appearance and a D&D-inspired Creative Prompt
“Heeeeeeeeyyyyyy yoooooooouuuuuuu guuuuuuuuyyyyyyssssss!” to quote Goonies. Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, two fine and upstanding individuals over at Dungeons & Dragons, invited me to speak on Dragon Talk, the official D&D podcast. “Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito speak to Monica Valentinelli, a prolific creative writer with heavy involvement in all forms of D&D from adventure […]
MANW Check-In, Making Art as an Act of Protest, and Two Prompts
Welcome! Today’s the first weekly check-in for my Make Art Not War 2017 Challenge. Many of my fellow challengers are using the hashtags on Twitter and Facebook (#makeartnotwar2017 #manw2017) and posting works in progress or art they’ve made. As the visibility for this challenge continues to grow, I want to remind you that you can […]
An Interview with Mike Mearls about Game Writing
In December, as part of my column about game writing for the SFWA, I interviewed Mike Mearls, the Senior Manager of the Dungeons & Dragons creative team at Wizards of the Coast. If you are not familiar with Mike’s work, he is a game designer and writer who co-designed 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. Here’s […]