I just want to let people know about my continued effort to integrate myself into the social media landscape (or other buzzwords to that effect) I have launched myself a Facebook group called Swann’s Lounge. So, for those of you on Facebook, you can join a bunch of like-minded folks Read more…
Imagine you’re a writer, and you’ve finally achieved your dream, your first novel published. Imagine you’ve had the good fortune of landing a number of positive reviews ahead of publication. Everything’s going great, then someone writes a horrible review of your novel, not just calling it bad, but dangerous. Your Read more…
Updated my blog as I mentioned in the last post. Now I’m looking at my career while I wait for a couple of editors to respond to my latest projects. Short term I’m looking at possibly another Choice of Games title. Long term I’m investigating joining the ranks of indie Read more…
I finally updated the WordPress theme here to join the current century and play nice with mobile devices. There may be more changes yet in store, but my priority was mobile support. So, aside from my little scripts I pulled from the last version (the bibliography and excerpt pages. Along Read more…
The game is out and you can get it here. For a limited time you can get it at a discount, only $2.99. Claw your way to the top of Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. Will you take down the gangs who rule the town, or take them Read more…
My game is almost here. It will be released this Friday, May 5th. Mark your calendars. I will post links when it goes live, but to whet your appetite in the meantime, here’s the interview I did about Welcome to Moreytown for the Choice of Games’ blog.
If you’ve been interested in the saga of my game development, good news! You can be part of the saga! Choice of Games needs beta testers for “Welcome to Moreytown.” All you need to do to become one is click on this link and follow the instructions. The beta window Read more…
I’m going to be at the Cleveland Concoction convention this coming weekend from March 10th through the 12th. If you’re in the area, directions are here. You can find the overall schedule here, as for what I’m doing: Fri. 11pm – Fantasy and Rule 34 Sat. 12pm – Vampires, Werewolves, and Gods—Rewriting Read more…
Since I was talking about world-building earlier, thought I’d follow up with something a little different. Here’s a few ongoing webcomics that I really like that have created truly impressive universes to play in: 1) Girl Genius Girl Genius has been going on since 2002, so if you’re new to Read more…
I’ve been reading some Neal Stephenson lately and I’ve been reminded of a point that I often try to make when I do my world-building talks. The point being that the skills used for world-building in science fiction and fantasy are not genre specific. I see writers who assume that Read more…