For the past couple of months, I’ve been working as a freelance consultant with John Kovalic, the cartoonist, illustrator, game designer and writer behind Dork Tower, Dr. Blink, Apples to Apples, and Munchkin. In July, I announced that I was working behind-the-scenes with Dork Storm Press, but wasn’t ready to share with you what that […]
Tag: freelancing
[Guest Post] Tools and Equipment for Dice Castle Adventure
My second installment in the Adventure to Dice Castle went live on Geeks Dream Girl recently. It’s dubbed Tools and Equipment: Adventure to Dice Castle. Here’s one of the items I recommend: 8. Business Cards – You can find inexpensive business cards almost anywhere for first time buyers or through special deals. I wouldn’t order […]
The Idea of Limited Words
I have a few mentors that I touch base with from time to time. One of them recently said to me that I was smart to balance my workload based on free vs. paid and original vs. tie-in, because we only have so many words we will write. The idea that a writer has a […]
[Announcement] Dork Tower Central and Invisible Me
Friday, I popped in at Dork Tower to shed my proverbial cloak of invisibility with this blog post. Occasionally, you’re going to get some updates from people that aren’t John – LIKE ME, MONICA! – about what he’s up to or his work, because I’ve locked him in his studio he’s busy drawing at his […]
[My New Column] Dice Castle: From Commoner to Freelancer…
I am pleased to announce that my first column has been published at Geek’s Dream Girl. Since the site already had articles written about the topic, I decided to take a different approach and turn a commoner into a freelancer. For once-a-month we’ll be headed to Dice Castle. This first column talks about character creation. […]