Richard Dansky's Blog, page 45

Firefly Rain Giveaway Contest Rules!

Go ahead. Read 'em. Win stuff. I dare you.

Book Signing Alert!

Where: Two Sisters Bookery, in Wilmington, NC
When: April 17th, at 2 PM
Why: Hopefully, to sign some books, meet some folks, and generally be literary. If you're in the area, come on down.

OK, Universe, You Win

I'll take some vacation time soon. Like, real soon. I promise.

Just stop playing Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" on the PA system of every store I walk into, OK? I'm all David Lindleyed out.

Thanks.

GDC Writers Roundtable Notes

Just a quick note to all those who attended the sessions and/or requested the notes - they're transcribed. I just need to finish inputting the addresses - OK, I need to finish deciphering folks' handwriting so I can input the addresses - and they'll be sent out.

Thanks for your patience, folks.

April Fools

Back when I was at WW, we used to put some vaguely significant time and effort into our April Fools' Day posts on a.g.ww. (If you are too young to remember a.g.ww, that's probably a good thing for you and a bad thing for me.) One of my faves was the year I announced that we'd be doing a live-action adults-only tantric sex themed LARP supplement for Mage, which would be packaged with a pair of edible undies.

Obvious, complete hooey, right?

People bought it.

More than Justin's "64 new clans, inclu...

Because I Am So Shy and Retiring

Did I mention that the paperback version of Firefly Rain is coming out? And that it's coming out next week?
Well. Uh. It's coming out. Next Tuesday, actually.
Just in case you were wondering.
*innocent whistle*

Soup's On

Every time I sit down to write something about this past weekend, regardless of what it is - from the funeral to the fact that there are apparently no Arby's restaurants on I-95 above an invisible line in central Virginia - it just sort of drains out of me. I'm sure there are lots of things to say about that, including the fact that I may subconsciously realize that what I want to say isn't terribly exciting, but that's never stopped anyone (let alone me) from blogging before. The hell with i...

Storytellers Unplugged

This month's essay is up.

Random philosophical point

Irony should never be a destination.

This may be why I can't stand hipsters.

Name Company, Win Cookies Update!

Thanks to everyone who entered. The judges are deliberating and will be making an announcement soon.

Thanks again for all the help!