In case you haven't heard, allow me to sound the trumpets and sing some praises: the first book of Stay Awhile and Listen ("SAAL") has a date. As of October 31, you'll be able to buy Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire for Kindle, iBooks, and Nook. (SAAL 1 also has a cover; check out my new user ( Read more... )

I've got two groups of awesome people on deck to review STAY AWHILE AND LISTEN in advance of its release this fall. The first group consists of members of the press: plenty of magazines and websites devoted to the games industry, and a few mainstream outlets who eagerly signed on to review the book ( Read more... )

Last week, I released a full chapter from Stay Awhile and Listen: How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire. Oh, and in even more exciting news, the book finally has a subtitle. What progress we're making ( Read more... )

Last year on October 31, I announced Stay Awhile and Listen, the book that chronicles the history of Blizzard Entertainment and Blizzard North, to the world. Yes, "chronicles." Not "will chronicle," because on May 7, 2012, I branded the final chapter of the first draft with THE END and declared that sucker done.

But, as the saying goes, I've only ( Read more... )

New Short Story: "Kylie's Angel"

The anthology of stories collecting my first horror short, Kylie's Angel, is now available on Amazon! In my humble opinion (the only type of opinion I ever have, I assure you), Kylie's Angel and my second most recent short story, Shara's Path, represent my best work in short fiction so far. For both of them, I ( Read more... )

Greetings and salutations! Digital Monument Press's launch day went splendidly; we received a lot of attention (the good kind) and coverage for Stay Awhile and Listen. Curious to check that out? Good, 'cause there's plenty to read and listen to!

- DiabloFans.com Podcast
- Diablo.incgamers.com Podcast
- Games Radar Interview
- Announcements: Flesh ( Read more... )

Three years ago I began research and interviews for Stay Awhile and Listen, the book I intended to tell the story of the Diablo series and the history of the game's developer, Blizzard North. I'd initially thought to shop the book around to traditional publishers, but the idea of having to follow prescribed formats and guidelines didn't appeal for ( Read more... )

Earlier today a Blizzard representative contacted me regarding a book I've been researching for the past few years. The book will be a nonfiction account of Condor, Blizzard North, and the studio's projects, with Diablo and Diablo II being the most prominently featured. Put simply, the book will be for Diablo and Condor/Blizzard North what Masters ( Read more... )