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June 16, 2016

Setting Up a Play by Post Game

We’ve talked about some of the challenges in running a play-by-post roleplaying game. This week we’re going to talk about…


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June 14, 2016

On the Writing of Speculative Fiction

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June 9, 2016

Running a Play by Post Game

We’ve talked in the past about which systems work well in a play-by-post game, and how to play in a…


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Published on June 09, 2016 08:00

June 7, 2016

Experimentation Gone Wrong

I’ve been writing novels professionally for four-and-a-half years now, and I’m constantly trying new things to improve my craft. Sometimes…


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Published on June 07, 2016 08:00

June 2, 2016

Playing in a Play by Post Game

The general rule in play-by-post is the same as it is in face to face realtime gaming: add to everyone’s…


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Published on June 02, 2016 08:00

May 31, 2016

Producing Cold Reboot

Burning Brigid Media has just wrapped production on the second season of the Synesthesia Theatre podcast, an adaptation of my…


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Published on May 31, 2016 08:00

May 26, 2016

What Systems Work Well With Play-By-Post?

Now, let me preface this with the notion that any system can work with any game. As long as it…


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Published on May 26, 2016 08:00

May 19, 2016

Introduction to Play by Post Gaming

It’s tough being a grown-up. You have to have a job, you have to pay bills, your body is falling…


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Published on May 19, 2016 08:00

May 17, 2016

First Book, Worst Book

There are a lot of skills that go into writing a book. Coming up with ideas is a skill. Evaluating…


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Published on May 17, 2016 08:00

May 12, 2016

Reflections on Unknown Armies

Unknown Armies was my 90s go-to for everything that I wasn’t running in Feng Shui. While I found the system’s…


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Published on May 12, 2016 08:00