Sometimes life gets away from us, Andrew and I are swapping days this week. You’re regularly scheduled Burst of Insight will appear on Thursday. I make no pretense that my blog here is anything other than the things I...
My Medieval Literature professor once told my class that the medieval audiences enjoyed new and innovative retelling of the same tales. As far as I can tell, not much has changed in the last 600+ years. There are dozens...
Maps! I love maps, maps of towns, countries, floor plans, buildings, caves, space ships, if you can draw it, I love it. I have loved maps for as long as I can remember. I remember getting graph paper and...
Welcome to 2018 everyone! I hope your holidays were fun and recharging. I had hoped to report that mine were because I’d spent tons of time with friends and family, gaming and socializing, but while I did get to...
Maybe not new or improved, but I will be returning to this space in January 2018 and felt you deserved advanced warning. Sneak attacks are not my speciality, I fail my move silently checks all the time. See you...
Things continue to be emotionally oppressive and I no longer feel like I am having fun in my hobby community. My cardinal rule is when you no longer feel enjoyment from the thing that should bring you joy, it’s...
November has arrived and it is time for NaNoWriMo, which means if you have an idea for a novel (or an adventure) this is your opportunity to connect with other writers and resources to help you plumb the depths...
Warning: This blog may contain upsetting material regarding sexual harassment and assault proceed with your best interests in mind. Only you know what you can tolerate. I had a blog scheduled to post today, but I couldn’t present it...
We’re all gamers here, we’ve bought products to use at our gaming tables. Sometimes we read a book and think “OMG this is AMAZING!” Sometimes we read a book and think “Huh, I am never going to use...
Gen Con, school starting, and day job were a big bump in the road for adventure writing, as predicted. I have been working on my outline for the adventure, which is still pretty flimsy. Outlining is just like you...