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March 14, 2016
Luna Preview!
Luna by Stefan Feld got a US release from Tasty Minstrel Games and of course it landed on my photography table. Here are a few of the photos from my shoot!
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March 11, 2016
Creators Cast: Garrett Robinson!
Author Garrett Robinson is here to talk about his epic Nightblade Series. Nightblade is the first of multiple series set in the same world that Garrett eventually plans to have overlap and intertwine. He’s also a freelance editor and one of the newest writers to be signed by Sterling & Stone. To learn more about Garrett head to: http://garrettbrobinson.com/
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March 4, 2016
TEK: Heroes Call Preview!
I was recently sent Tiny Epic Kingdoms: Heroes Call from Gamelyn Games and of course it landed on my photography table. Here are a few of the photos from my shoot!
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March 2, 2016
How to Write an Amazon Review!
In honor of Creators Appreciation Day, I thought I’d show how simple it is to write a review on Amazon. It can take just a few minutes and a review is a wonderful way to help an indy author that you love.
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February 29, 2016
Creators Appreciation Day!
Chip Beauvais, a twitter friend of mine, started something called “Creators Appreciation Day.” It’s the first weekend in March and participate you are supposed to pick three things you enjoy, songs, podcasts, books, movies, apps, recipes, etc… and write a review for them on Amazon, iTunes, youtube, boardgame geek, Goodreads or on whatever site is appropriate. Then you are supposed to share your review with your friends and on social media, being sure to tag the creator.
It’s important to know that its not about money or sales. Thats why the emphasis of Creators Appreciation Day is on the review. For indy creators, reviews are way more important than sales. Reviews make a book, podcast, and just about anything on the internet appear viable. So leaving reviews for creators is one of the best things you can do to show your support.
If you want to participate in Creators Appreciation Day, and you totally should. The are the official rules are posted below.
Check out Creators Appreciation Day!
https://creatorappreciationday.wordpress.com/
On the first weekend in March 2016…
Pick three things you enjoy that were created by someone (songs, podcast, game, movie, app, recipe, etc.)
Let the creator know how much you enjoy that thing (rate it on Spotify, write a review on iTunes, become a fan on BoardGameGeek.com, write a YouTube comment, rate it in the app store, tweet to the creator #CreatorAppreciationDay , become a facebook fan, write a review for Amazon, comment on their kickstarter campaign, etc.)
Share with your friends either in person (schedule a Show and Tell party where you take turns sharing your favorite music, or playing your favorite game) or on social media.
Discover new creators that your friends recommend.
Rules (ok, guidelines):
This is not about money. It’s great to financially support your favorite creators via crowdfunding, patreon, buying products, etc. But this is about expressing appreciation.
Focus on living creators. Let’s appreciate people while they are around to enjoy it.
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February 26, 2016
Creators Cast: Grant Rodiek!
Grant Rodiek is a producer for EA Games and has spent nearly the past ten years making Sims Games. If that wasn’t enough he’s also a multi-time published game designer and just this past year he started his own board game publishing company. To learn more about Grant head over to: http://hyperbolegames.com/
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February 22, 2016
Lafayette Cemetery!
Last week we were in New Orleans and since we aren’t bar-types we visited lots of stuff outside of The French Quarter. One of the coolest things we saw was Lafayette Cemetery!
The cemetery was built in the early 1800’s and is still active today. It’s also the most filmed-in cemetery in New Orleans. Shows and movies shot there include Interview with a Vampire, The Originals, Double Jeopardy, the music video for New Kids on the Block’s “Right Stuff,” and a bunch of other stuff.
The texture of the graves, the colors of the different stones and the overall vibe of the place was amazing. It’s an utter maze to walk through and although creepy there was a certain amount of beauty at the same time. If you are ever in New Orleans I highly suggest visiting Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
Note: Click any of the photos below to see a larger version of them.
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February 17, 2016
Kitty Paw Preview!
Kitty Paw is one of the newest games from Renegade Games. It’s a fast past dexterity game where players have to snatch cats from a middle pile and stack them to match designs on a card.
Where Kitty Paw truly shines, besides the spatial-reasoning, is that it requires players to meow, high five, and even yell “Kitty Paw!” It’s so silly and yet so much fun.
Checkout the photos from my shoot:
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February 12, 2016
Creators Cast: Dan Wells!
Today’s Chat:
New York Times Best Selling Author and Hugo Award Winning Educator Dan Wells is here to talk about how he first got published and what it was like creating both the John Cleaver series and The Partial Sequence. To learn more about Dan head over to: http://thedanwells.com
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February 9, 2016
Caterpillars & Butterflies!
Last spring, Lisa and I put together a butterfly garden. We saw some swallowtails, some rice papers, some blue waves, and a bunch of others. However we had tons and tons of monarchs who not only visited the flowers but laid eggs.
We’ve had monarch caterpillars on our milkweed plants for over a year and the most we had at once was seventeen in December. The caterpillars seem to hangout for like ten days to two weeks. Then they go and find a safe place, form a “J” shape and within a few days they form into a chrysalis.
In the summer it seems to take about two to three weeks for a chrysalis to hatch. You can tell a chrysalis is about to hatch because it looses its green color and turns black and orange. Now that its winter the chrysalises take five to six weeks.
When ready a butterfly emerges. It happens pretty darn fast, within a few minutes, but then it takes two to three hours for the caterpillar to unfurl their wings and let them dry.
It’s been a delight having the caterpillars and butterflies around this past year and pretty darn cool that they are still here even though its winter!
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