Monthly Archives: August 2009

What Works at the Table-Top, but not in the Manuscript

photo by kgeiger This is the other, dark half of an article I posted earlier about the bond between creative writing and GMing. It’s partly a list of differences between GMing and creative writing and partly a list of things that will work at the table-top, but not in the manuscript (as the title suggests). …

August 26, 2009 – 4:14 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, GMing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 5: What Realism Leaves Out

photo by giampaolo Gene Wolfe in an interview with Clarkesworld Magazine stated: “Realistic fiction is typically about a married couple, both college teachers. He’s cheating on her with a student, so she cheats on him with whoever’s handy. Angst abounds. How true is that story for the bulk of humankind? Realistic fiction leaves out far, …

August 24, 2009 – 8:34 am | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Fiction Friday 3: Brother Madrigal

photo by argo The following is a short excerpt from Keith R. Potempa’s high fantasy novel-in-progress Daughters of Oyr.

August 21, 2009 – 9:28 am | By Keith | Posted in Daughters of Oyr, Fiction Friday, Original Fiction | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)