To commemorate the launch of our early-bird ebook special, I thought it would be fun to recount how Dungeons & Dreamers became a book. I moved to Austin on Christmas Even in 1995 without a job, a plan, or any prospects. The story of how I ended up in that situation is for another time […]
As we moved closer to completing the book (spoilers: it’s done), I found myself gravitating to my Red Box D&D set, which sits just off to the side of my office desk. As I lament that I don’t have nearly enough time to write stories anymore, I also find myself missing the joy of immersing […]
I’m addicted to Goodreads, and not simply because I’m a writer. I love so see how people tag and classify books. So far Dungeons & Dreamers has been organized into 76 different shelves, but most of them can be groups into big buckets such as Internet, Games, or History. I’m not really interested in those […]
One of the best parts about writing the book has been the way it’s forced me to think about games. When you write, you spend your days trying to see the story. You lay notes across the table, you rearrange your ideas, and you look for the patterns to emerge from the chaos. Once you get […]
Chrono Trigger is an upcoming book by Michael P Williams. It’s… all about Chrono Trigger, looking at parallels between Crono’s world and ours, a study of the institutions of the game’s world (its laws and religions), how the game’s characters fit (and defy!) genre conventions and, yes, a poke at the aches and pains of […]
The folks at LARPCraft, who have created several LARP game tracking systems, have a new game: LARPCraft: The Risen If you’re not into the whole LARP scene but still want your zombie RPG fix, Square Enix Unleashes Zombie-Themed Card Battle FPS RPG Deadman’s Cross. Or if you’re down with LARPs but don’t care much for zombies you […]
South Park Studios, responsible for one of the best television episodes ever, “Make Love Not Warcraft,” has released its highly-anticipated role-playing game South Park: The Stick of Truth. You can watch the game’s introduction: And while you’re in the role-playing mood, don’t forget to check out our book.
I just posted several videos for cool Kickstarter projects, but I know most of you aren’t going to click through to each one. (You should, but I know that you won’t.) However, the folks at Saving Throw have really captured my attention, and so I had to share one more element of their project. No […]
I’m a big fan of small, independent publishing ventures. We’ve gone that way with the Second Edition of our book (shameless plug: buy it now), and I’ve chosen that path for my next project, So Far Appalachia, a book funded by backers through Kickstarter. (A project I’m about 6 months behind starting because of D&D […]
Thankfully I have a wife who values my life as a writer. She doesn’t mind when I lock myself in my office for hours (or days) writing about topics like role-playing games even when that falls on Valentine’s Day. While we’re a few days removed, here are some funny posts about D&D, Valentine’s Day, and […]
And then, we’re holding the first batch of pre-ordered books. Dungeons & Dreamers (Second Edition) has arrived.
that you The downside to writing and promoting a book is this: It’s easy to forget the joyful part of what you were writing about. John and I chased down stories for so many years that even the idea of talking about Richard Garriott, the Ultima series, or computer games in general strained our relationship. […]