For those of you kind and intrepid and incredible folk who have been interested in signed copies of Sword of Fire and Sea, here are some answers!

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Looking for answers? Dianetics, The Secret, The Seven Deadly Foibles of Unrepentant Sociopaths? The revelations that you seek are in Ecco the Dolphin.

Produced by Ed Annunziata and developed by the international Novotrade International team (later Appaloosa Interactive), the first Ecco the Dolphin came out early in the age of Sega Genesis. ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about this blog post for a long time, and thinking about the subject for even longer. But as is often the case with such things, a picture gives you the important information faster. :)

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Jon Ronson's The Psychopath Test is an enthralling read for anyone who is even the slightest bit odd. (And if you're reading this, chances are I mean you.) It's a wild ride, a Philip K. Dickian roller coaster through some of the darkest crevices of human behavior, spiraling out into the macro-levels of societal power structures and human history, ( Read more... )

I write this today to set you all free.

By way of disclaimer, and to start the story, as many of you already know, Piers Anthony did me the great honor of reviewing and blurbing Sword of Fire and Sea. My brief email interactions with him were part of a process I went through after selling Sword that helped convince me I was not a charlatan, and ( Read more... )

In case you're wondering, no, I didn't skip one! Last week's creature-of-the-week wound up being the elusive and lovely Windstone Griffin -- there was so much great response to the Windstone post that I couldn't bear to put it below the fold for the week following. Remember that you can still 'like' the Andovar page for a chance to win a baby ( Read more... )

Hi all. In lieu of today's Creature of the Week (which will go up tomorrow), I have a very exciting announcement!


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Well, it isn't Friday, so I sneak this one in just under the radar of being a creature-of-the-week this time. This should in no way detract from the awesomeness that is the Decorator Crab.

I love these little guys for so many reasons. 1) They're from Australia. Weird, scary, wonderful things come from Australia. 2) They're masters of disguise. 3) ( Read more... )

For those who haven't heard, Diana Wynne Jones passed away early yesterday morning, in hospice after a resurgence of illness ( Read more... )

As nambroth and xkcd tell us, nature is amazing. So in an effort to blog more often, I’ve been meaning for awhile to start a “creature of the week” blog post every Friday. So here we go!

Not only are creatures of all kinds generally amazing, they’re a major source of inspiration for me in both writing and games. Nature is full of fascinating patterns that ( Read more... )