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Because my relationship with the English language is often contentious—especially when it comes to spelling—I tend to take poorly worded and misspelled messages with a grain of salt. I mean, today I got a note from someone touting his company’s web design service and their specialty of serving authors, with the subject line of “Why […]

In early 2011 I was going through a novel of mine, Eyes of Silver, cleaning up a scan from the paperback version. I’d not looked at the book in thirteen years, save for finding a couple of references that I used in my Age of Discovery novels. (Yes, the books are linked.) Cleaning up the […]

A lot of folks have posted outraged and concerned commentaries on a recent 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upholds a ban against Dungeons & Dragons in the Wisconsin prison system. Many folks, in writing those commentaries, have referenced me and my work defending gaming against all manner of kookiness. I’m honored and flattered […]

Amazon released the news that, in the fourth quarter, ebook sales outstripped paperback sales. There are a couple of significant points in the story that need exploring, because they indicate how the business will shake out. I’ll do the analysis without much math, and I fully admit that I have a gross bias here. While […]

The Chain Story just released its 23rd tale: The Cost of a Tasmanian Tiger by Paul Genesse. Paul’s a great writer, and you’ll enjoy his addition to the project. I also wanted to point to Dean Wesley Smith’s blog for free fiction—among other thing, including a great series of posts about writing and writing careers. […]

Spontenudity (noun): pertaining to the gleeful and impulsive propensity for small children to shuck all clothing with little or no motivation at all. This generally occurs at the time and place which causes the parents the maximum amount of mortification. Note: This behavior is sometimes seen in adults, especially males, at sporting events or other […]

The shooting in Tucson and the commentary concerning the links between violent rhetoric and violent action has put me in a difficult situation. Since 1987 I have been the Chair of the Game Manufacturers Association’s Industry Watch committee. In short, whenever there is a claim that games—roleplaying, board or card—made someone commit suicide, murder, rape, […]