OLD News

Since I’ve often gone on record lamenting the relative dearth of short-fiction markets for sci-fi and fantasy, I think it’s only fair that I help spread the word regarding Realms of Fantasy magazine. Specifically, RoF–which was saved from oblivion last year by a new publisher–is once again facing possible cancellation, due to insufficient subscription rates. You can learn more at the site linked above, or here, at the blog of editor Douglas Cohen.

I’m not suggesting that you should subscribe out of "loyalty to the genre" or anything like that. If you’re not interested (or can’t afford it), that’s perfectly all right. But if you’ve ever considered subscribing, or have wanted to but have been putting it off, now would be a really, really good time.

I just spent almost three hours on a one page pronunciation guide to serve as an appendix for the novel I’ve just completed. 😯

On the one hand, part of it’s my fault. I’m the one who chose to draw names for certain mythological creatures from Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Germanic, and Norse mythology. So in a way, I was asking for it.

On the other hand, people who add mythological creatures to Wikipedia without including a pronunciation guide should have their Internet privileges revoked. 😡 😛

My brain is tired.

For the first time in a long time–a couple of years, honestly–I’m getting a strong urge to run a D&D game.

The problem is, when I get caught up in a large project–be it an RPG assignment or a novel–my energy and impetus for running games often drains away dramatically. I’ve canceled more than one campaign in the past half-decade or so for precisely that reason.  😳 I don’t feel like I’d do that this time, but then, I didn’t feel like I’d do it those other times, either. But that’s the way it turned out.

So I’m torn. Even if I could put together a regular group (and "regular" is the keyword, here; I hate running a "whenever we can get around to it" game), I really don’t want to start another campaign that I’m not likely to finish.

Blargh. 😐

Hey, D&Ders. My latest ENWorld column is up, wherein I discuss (and lament) the reasons why I no longer houserule as frequently or as readily as I once did.

(For those unfamiliar with the internet language of gaming, RAW stands for "rules as written.")