Mouseferatu: Rodent of the Dark

March 5, 2010

ari — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:15:56 +0000

Hey, folks. First, a quick request. If you are a pro or semi-pro cartographer, and if you’ve read, are reading, or are planning to read The Conqueror’s Shadow, I’d like to have a (for the moment) hypothetical conversation with you. Please e-mail me via the Contact tab.

Second, I’m ready to announce the winner of the My Name of the King Contest. And the winner is…

March 4, 2010

ari — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:04:16 +0000

So it appears that I’ll be attending Comicpalooza in Houston at the end of March. Not yet entirely certain what my schedule looks like, but as soon as I know, you folks will know. I hope to see/meet some of you there.

And in other news, my Name of the King contest is now over. Many thanks to all who submitted; I’ll be announcing the winner shortly.

March 2, 2010

ari — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:33:43 +0000

Okay, folks. Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (March 3rd) is the final day to enter my Name of the King contest. Get those last-minute entries in now!

Also, I just did another interview, for thems who’s interested. This one’s a little–er, a lot–tongue in cheek, except my comments on the book itself.

February 24th, 2010

ari — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:02:10 +0000

So for those of you who might be interested, I’ve got an interview up on Suvudu (the Random House blog site). I talk a bit about the inspirations behind The Conqueror’s Shadow, what I learned from RPG writing, what’s next for me, and similar stuff.

I hope you’ll check it out. And thanks to Matt Staggs for asking the questions.

(I hope to be doing several more interviews around the net in the near future; more on those as they happen.)

February 23, 2010

ari — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:40:44 +0000

And this is it, folks.

As of today, The Conqueror’s Shadow is officially available. You can find it on any of the various online vendors (links on the page for the novel itself), and you should be able to pick it up at any major bookstore.

My sincerest thanks to everyone–family, friends, coworkers, editors, and readers–for helping me get this far. I hope you enjoy the book, and I hope you’ll all be with me for many years to come.

Freeport Companion (4E)

ari — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:25:06 +0000

The Freeport Companion, published by Expeditious Retreat Press for Dungeons & Dragons 4E.

Credits: I actually only sort of worked on this book, in as much as they used/adapted some of my material from the Advanced Player’s Guide. But I’m a huge fan of the Freeport setting, and my name’s in it, so I’m happy to add it to my list.

Notes: This book includes the 4E-compatible mechanics and material to support Green Ronin’s system-free Pirate’s Guide to Freeport.

February 2, 2010

ari — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:26:24 +0000

Hey, folks. As we come ever nearer the release of The Conqueror’s Shadow, I want to take a moment to look ahead to other novels–and to offer a contest regarding one of them.

I need your help in coming up with a name–well, technically a title–for a character in my upcoming novel, The Goblin Corps. You could win both an acknowledgment in the book and a free, signed copy of either The Goblin Corps or The Conqueror’s Shadow.

Click here for details.

Looking forward to hearing what you come up with.

Additionally, Expeditious Retreat’s Freeport Companion for 4E is out now.

January 19, 2010

ari — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:40:34 +0000

Hey, folks. Next week, I’ll be participating in an online RP session with other Random House authors and a few selected fans, but open to watch by pretty much anyone. Details available here.

January 6, 2010

ari — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:10:34 +0000

Hello, folks, and welcome to a new year and–depending on how you interpret your calendar–a new decade. I hope you all had a great holiday season.

As we enter 2010, I’ve got a new D&D book available: The Plane Below. This book, which presents the Elemental Chaos to DMs, is my first time serving as lead designer on a WotC book. Here’s hoping everyone finds it enjoyable.

I’ve got a large article coming up in Dungeon Online as well, as part of the Domains of Dread series. Link to that forthcoming as soon as it goes live.

I’ve also finally hopped aboard Twitter. You can follow me there, as well as on my LJ and Facebook. I don’t expect to be tweeting all that often–mostly professional announcements and the like–but still, if you’re on Twitter, I’d love to have you aboard.

Last but not least, we’re at T -7 weeks until the release of The Conqueror’s Shadow. I am, as you may well imagine, getting rather frantically psyched.

The Goblin Corps

ari — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:14:36 +0000

Credits: Sole author.

Notes:

Availability:
• Amazon.com
• Barnes & Noble.com
• Borders.com
• Indiebound.com
• Powells.com