Eighth Day Genesis Featuring Matthew Wayne Selznick Nominated for Origins Award
I’m pleased to announce “Eighth Day Genesis — A Worldbuilding Codex for Writers and Creatives,” the essay anthology including my own “History For Story’s Sake,” has been nominated by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design for a 2013 Origins Award in the Best Game-Related Publication category.
“Eighth Day Genesis” is a collection of essays on worldbuilding and subcreation for writers and gamers from nearly two dozen authors.
My own essay, “History For Story’s Sake, or, Why No One Cares Who The Emperor Was 500 Years Ago. Unless They Should,” explores why the historic details of your storyworld or role playing game setting can be an effective tool to enhance the story at hand, so long as you don’t go too far down the expository rabbit-hole.
About The Origins Awards
The Origins awards are among the most prestigious in the tabletop and role playing gaming community, so I’m very proud to be part of a project considered to be among the best in the industry!
Award winners will be announced at the Origins Game Fair in Colombus, Ohio on Saturday, June 15, 2013.
It would be neat if “Eighth Day Genesis — A Worldbuilding Codex For Writers and Creatives” won as the Best Game-Related Publication, but even if that doesn’t come to pass, it’s a great privilege to have participated in a nominated project.
Going To Origins? Vote for Eighth Day Genesis!
If you’re attending the Origins Game Fair, you can vote for the winners of the Origins Awards. I hope you’ll cast your vote for Best Game-Related Publication in favor of “Eighth Day Genesis — A Worldbuilding Codex for Writers and Creatives!”
You’ll be able to check the book out from Lending Library at the Origins Game Fair in order to review it, but I also hope you’ll consider purchasing a copy of the paperback or ebook editions from Amazon.com or directly from the publisher, Alliteration Ink. All of the contributing authors participated on a royalty-share basis, so we’ll each earn a small percentage payment from each sale.
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