I actually saw Avengers on its opening night a couple of weeks ago. I'm dying to go see it again! It's rare for a much-hyped movie to actually live up to its hype, but I think it's actually the case here. It's amazing what can happen when you put an actual writer on one of these blockbuster smashes.

I'm not sure how anyone can beat Ironman (who has ( Read more... )

It's time for me to really get back to writing, and that means posting here somewhat more regularly.

I do have some great news! I already have a contract for next year at the same great place I'm teaching this year. I'm even going to be teaching 2nd graders again, so I already have a solid start. This year has been so awesome, and I'm pretty fired ( Read more... )

Okay, it's been quite a while since I posted here. Maybe we should start with a general update.

( Lots of life details follow... )

The next writing project I am working on is called "Racing Spies." I originally intended it to be something of a supplement/brand new thing dealing with '60s spies for QAGS, much along the lines of "Sex, Lies and Ultraspies." Since that initial conception, however, some things have changed.

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 Well, since I've updated my livejournal about my life, I might as well start updating about my writing and gaming.

Last August, Hex Games released Sex, Lies and Ultraspies in .pdf format (you can find it here). It has apparently generated decent enough sales (It was the hottest item for Hex Games on rpgnow until recently getting supplanted by their ( Read more... )

 Long time, no post. Well, I might as well update my life situation at this point.

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 After all my preparations for GenCon to try and make sure whoever is running the events I signed up for (and cannot make) go extremely well, I've had some gaming burnout. I was planning on going to Mage-Con in Sioux City over Labor Day weekend (and this year, I'll actually be able to attend a larger chunk of it since I'm not working retail anymore ( Read more... )

 I've really been in a "Jawgrinder" kind of mode lately. I've become obsessed with the so-called "Iron Age" of comic books, particularly its most notorious artist (and I guess you could call him a writer as well). I've picked up two superhero book collections recently: X-Force Cable: The Legend Returns and X-Force Shatterstar.

The first is a ( Read more... )

 To continue with my GenCon teasers, here are a couple of character sheets for "Jawgrinder". Notice how the Numbers you need to input (from the five cards you drew) are conveniently highlighted on the sheet (as they are on the card). I'm hoping this will make things absolutely clear, but gamers being gamers, I'm sure there will still be some ( Read more... )

Well, for those who may not know, I got good news and bad news recently. The good news is that I have been hired as a teacher for this coming school year. The bad news is that I start my duties right away in August, so I will not be able to attend GenCon this year. This will be the first time I have not gone to GenCon in 23 years!

This caused a mad ( Read more... )