Shared World Fiction, Podcast Interview, and Deleted Entries
I just wrote a wonderful entry on shared world fiction and the importance of balancing the flavor of the game with telling a good story. You will have to take my word for it that it was brilliant, because I cliked on the button next to the "tags" line, thinking it would let me insert tags, and instead took me to the FAQ section. Thus, was my entry lost to the ether, and I will some other day have to write about that balancing act.
I also said wonderful things about Edward Bolme, Matt Forbeck, and Margaret Weis. For the moment, I will just sing their praises and give no background, as I really must get back to doing other writing and can't quickly recap otherwise.
In other news, the interview with Secret Identity went extremely well, and Brian was a great host. I'll post here as soon as it's available to download.
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Patrick Sweeney passed along an idea from Matt Forbeck, who got it from Shane Hensley, and I'm going to use it at GenCon. When you come to the booth to have me sign a copy of the novel, I'll have one of my copies of the novel sitting out for you to sign. This seems like a wonderful way to commemorate my first book signing! So please, come by. I'll have pens in eight colors.
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Currently reading: The Tales of the Last War. I finished The Grieving Tree and thought it was a good entry as book two of a trilogy. Reading these has gotten me back in the shared world fiction mode and I think will help me keep from getting too "girly" in Departure.
I'm also currently reading the following Web comics: The Adventures of Darth Mad, which is based on Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords, which I beat last week. It contains spoilers, and also only makes sense if you've played the game. But if you've finished the game, it's quite funny.
I'm also reading Rob and Elliot, which was recommended by Brian of Secret Identity.
And now I will post this before it gets eaten, like it's predecessor.
I also said wonderful things about Edward Bolme, Matt Forbeck, and Margaret Weis. For the moment, I will just sing their praises and give no background, as I really must get back to doing other writing and can't quickly recap otherwise.
In other news, the interview with Secret Identity went extremely well, and Brian was a great host. I'll post here as soon as it's available to download.
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Patrick Sweeney passed along an idea from Matt Forbeck, who got it from Shane Hensley, and I'm going to use it at GenCon. When you come to the booth to have me sign a copy of the novel, I'll have one of my copies of the novel sitting out for you to sign. This seems like a wonderful way to commemorate my first book signing! So please, come by. I'll have pens in eight colors.
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Currently reading: The Tales of the Last War. I finished The Grieving Tree and thought it was a good entry as book two of a trilogy. Reading these has gotten me back in the shared world fiction mode and I think will help me keep from getting too "girly" in Departure.
I'm also currently reading the following Web comics: The Adventures of Darth Mad, which is based on Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords, which I beat last week. It contains spoilers, and also only makes sense if you've played the game. But if you've finished the game, it's quite funny.
I'm also reading Rob and Elliot, which was recommended by Brian of Secret Identity.
And now I will post this before it gets eaten, like it's predecessor.