Guest post: Developing the Storyteller within the Game Designer

November 26, 2012

Hi all — hope you had a great Thanksgiving if you are in one of those turkey-consuming regions. Earlier this year the New York Film Academy got in touch about a guest post (see shiny new policy on the about page), and subsequently provided this great piece by Chris Swain. They have a nice-looking program [...]

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David, Prometheus, and the future of our android humanity

June 27, 2012

I came late to the work of Ridley Scott. I saw Bladerunner in college, but fell asleep during it (heresy, I know). I love the work of Philip K. Dick, and my overall love of science fiction has always been strong and has only grown over time. I classified Scott’s work primarily as horror, which [...]

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The Problem with the “Lowest Difficulty Setting”

May 23, 2012

I’m subscribed to John Scalzi’s blog, so I got the “lowest difficulty setting” post in my email last Tuesday morning and read it with a progressively sinking feeling. If that gets around, I thought, it’s not going to be good. (And indeed it wasn’t, to the point that there have been a few posts following [...]

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On #sffwrtcht tonight 6pm PST, reading in SF Saturday 6pm

May 16, 2012

Hi all. Just a quick heads-up for a couple of events — I will be on #sffwrtcht with the very kind @BryanThomasS tonight at 6pm PST/9pm EST. All you have to do is load up the #sffwrtcht hashtag on twitter.com to tune in! You have many screens to choose from, but I’ll be pleased if [...]

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Todai Moto Kurashi, and writing the unspeakable

May 3, 2012

The dedication on Lance of Earth and Sky reads: for my grandparents– epic heroes from an epic time “At the Foot of the Lighthouse (Todai Moto Kurashi)” is, in part, an illustration of what I meant with that phrase. I’ve written before about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Go for Broke!; those posts may [...]

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Signed copies now at Mysterious Galaxy, and 50% off Sword of Fire and Sea from Pyr!

May 1, 2012

Whew. Back in SF today, successfully having survived another book signing! Thank you very much to those of you who made it, and those who didn’t, we missed you! I often receive emails or facebook messages asking where signed copies of Sword or Lance can be obtained. If you can’t make it to an event [...]

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LANCE officially released, signing in San Diego this Saturday (4/28), reading in SF 5/19

April 24, 2012

Today is Lance of Earth and Sky’s birthday! To celebrate the launch, one of these little gryphons will be released into the wild with a signed copy of Lance: Stop by the Andovar World Facebook Page to vote on the giveaway type (random draw? art contest? haiku contest?), or leave a comment here. The gryphons [...]

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FogCon schedule in Walnut Creek

March 31, 2012

Jay and I are here at FogCon (FogCon through tomorrow! Come and say hi if you’re in the area! Friday    8:00 p.m.     The Redefined Body    Up to now, science has mostly focused on repairing our existing bodies. What happens when our technology is good enough to let us change our bodies, or [...]

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Guest Post: The Importance of Ethical Video Game Design

March 20, 2012

Happy First Day of Spring, everybody. In January I was contacted by Erin Palmer from the US News University Directory about a guest appearance here. After some discussion and review of their directory, I asked if she might be interested in coordinating a guest post about finding a game design school that specializes or allows [...]

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Cover art for Lance of Earth and Sky! Plus, get Clockwork Phoenix on Kindle

December 21, 2011

We’re sliding into the holidays, and there is prettiness to share! Behold, Dehong’s latest lovely creation: (Click the image to open a larger version.) You can now preorder Lance of Earth and Sky on Amazon also. It’s truly an honor to have another cover from Dehong. I understand he’s been very busy with Time Voyager [...]

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