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August 15, 2010
Tied-In Paperback Out
I mentioned before that the IAMTW put out an excellent e-book entitled Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing. Besides being out for the Kindle and other e-book formats, it's also now available as a trade paperback. If you're a fan of tie-ins and would like to know about how they make their way to you, be sure to pick it up.
Jim Lowder on NPR
My friend Jim Lowder recently appeared on WUWM — Milwaukee's NPR station — to chat about Family Games: The 100 Best. Listen in to hear him wax philosophic about games for all people and how great they are.
August 11, 2010
BoardGameGeek.com Wins the DJA!
Last Wednesday at Gen Con, I hosted the annual Diana Jones Award party, during which I was proud to announce that BoardGameGeek.com had won this year's award. I'd tell you all about it, but fortunately Jeff Tidball recorded the whole thing. Watch the video for all the details.
Congratulations to Derk Solko, Scott Alden, and all the other people who make BoardGameGeek.com such a fantastic oasis on the Internet!
August 10, 2010
Bless Matt James's Dice!
Freelancer extraordinaire Matt James went around Gen Con and asked people to bless his dice. Wil Wheaton does the hammiest best job of it, but there are lots of great bits here. I was happy to be included too (at about 1:55), if only so I could make some use of all those years of Catholic School.
Back from Gen Con!
I had a wonderful time at Gen Con this year, packing in as much fun, friends, and games as I could into the five days I spent at "the four best days in gaming." It started out with the Diana Jones Award party on Wednesday night and wrapped up with a race through the exhibit hall with my son Marty as we tried to jam in as many demos as we could. The many, wonderful, and varied moments between those two posts are still pinging about in my brain.
I hope to have time to do a proper con report in t...
August 3, 2010
Off to Gen Con!
I leave for Gen Con — a.k.a. Gamer Christmas in August — tomorrow morning, ready to take Indy by storm. If you're going to be there too, be sure to hunt me down and say hi and share some dice or drinks.
I've added a couple new details to my schedule. I'm joining Cam Banks for Ryan Macklin's podcast "This Just In… from Gen Con!" in the Caucus Room at the Westin at 11 on Thursday morning.
I should also be at the Catalyst Games booth from 4–5 on Saturday. I'm told they'll have actual hard copies o...
Imagine Interview
Over at Imagine Daily, Kyle Robert Willis posted an interview with me. This one covers a long gamut of topics from Ghosts of Ascalon to Amortals to Brave New World: Revolutions to the Leverage RPG. It makes for a good recap of what I'm up to these days, so be sure to check it out.
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July 28, 2010
Ghosts of Ascalon Out Now!
Actually, Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon hit stores yesterday, but I've been away from the computer for a few days and I'm just getting to write about it now. It's available in numerous electronic formats as well as in the traditional flattened-tree-pulp version. If you put your mouse over the widget to the right, you should get a pop-up image that can steer you toward the right place to make your purchase. To whet your appetite, be sure to download a free PDF of the first chapter.
So far, the ...
July 23, 2010
Grubb Represents for Ghosts of Ascalon
Jeff Grubb — my co-author for Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon — is busy out there promoting the book while I'm here at home getting ready for a vacation in the Northwoods. The folks at Guildcast recorded a podcast with him last week, in which they discuss some spoilery details about the book. He's also at Comic-Con, signing and chatting about the book and Guild Wars 2. If you're there, be sure to track him down.
As Jeff details on his blog:
Friday July 23, 2010 1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. NCsoft Booth...
July 22, 2010
How to Write a Tie-In Novel
My latest column for the Escapist went up today: "How to Write a Tie-In Novel." Check it out for a quick behind-the-scenes look at how some of your favorite books about your favorite worlds make it to your shelves.
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