I’d really like for my next contest to be "Use your favorite RPG system to stat up your favorite character from either The Conqueror’s Shadow or Agents of Artifice." But my contests so far haven’t had huge numbers of entrants, so I’m not sure that there would be enough interest in something so esoteric–or (believe it or not) that there’s enough overlap between fans of my fiction and RPG gamers.
What do you folks think? Any interest?
Got my Advanced Reader Copies of The Warlord’s Legacy today. These are uncorrected proofs, meaning they haven’t undergone the last round of copyediting, but are otherwise final.
I am still early enough in my novel-writing career that this is somewhat exciting. 😉
WotC’s just posted a Q&A session with me and Scott Fitzgerald Gray, in which we discuss our theories, ideas, goals, and inspirations regarding the new Tomb of Horrors 4E.
Interested in hearing what people think–and whether you feel we succeeded in what we set out to do.
Despite the fact that I’d seen it months ago, and even posted it on this site some time back, I am oddly thrilled to see that Amazon now has the cover art for The Warlord’s Legacy. 
It’s a writer thing. Either you get it, or you don’t.
Writer and editor par excellence Jennifer Brozek has posted both a review of The Conqueror’s Shadow, and a brief interview with me, at the Apex Book Company site. Take a look and see what you think.
I know that Jennifer’s a pretty discerning reader–she’d have to be, given the number of anthologies and periodicals she edits–so I’m absolutely thrilled that she reviewed the book as positively as she did. 🙂 The interview itself goes into some of my thoughts/motivations when writing TCS, but also touches on some of my upcoming projects.
I need some new soundtracks.
See, most of the music I listen to these days is movie soundtracks. (Orchestral only. No lyrics.) I find that they’re the best sort of music for when I’m writing, and I also like using them as gaming background.
But I’m starting to get tired of my current rotation. So give me some suggestions.
1) I tend to prefer horror/sci-fi/fantasy soundtracks to others, but other recommendations are okay.
2) I already own a lot, so odds are good that I’ll already have at least a few of your recommendations.
3) Let’s skip the obvious, okay? Assume that I’ve got already got Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, and other movies in the "So huge you’d have heard of them even if you lived in orbit" variety. 😉
4) Some of my favorite composes include Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Randy Edelman, and (sometimes) Danny Elfman and James Horner, when they’re not just stealing from themselves. Not saying that I want you to limit yourself to those–in fact, I want the exact opposite, and I have plenty that I love from other people–I’m just giving you a general feel for the sort of stuff I like.
So, have at. What should I be listening to?
