Tag Archives: fantasy fiction

Dragon*Con 2009

photo by howard Picture this: amidst the dreaded Atlanta heat in a beautiful downtown hotel, a night is spent drinking with the most curious company: a Jedi, a pirate, an elf, a burlesque dancer, a transsexual Jesus and his Swedish fish bearing maidens, and a heavy (via the PC shooter Team Fortress 2).  The massive, …

September 9, 2009 – 3:56 pm | By Keith | Posted in Conventions | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Dynamic Immortality

photo by simonse Physical immortality is a common concept in the two major realms I write about in this blog: speculative fiction and tabletop roleplaying games. A hero reaches a certain point in his career when he attains demigod status, and is thus immune to death by aging or natural causes. Vampirism and many other …

September 3, 2009 – 10:30 am | By Keith | Posted in Advice, GMing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Meta Monday 6: If it Exists

photo by hans This week’s glimmer of wisdom comes from fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. His quote is from an interview with Fantasy blogging’s own Lord Ruler Aidan Moher. “In my opinion a good book is a balance be-tween character, setting, and plot with character being the most important of the three. You can have the …

September 1, 2009 – 3:34 pm | By Keith | Posted in Advice, Creative Life, Meta Monday, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)