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Eclipse Phase, Second Edition

I’m so fucking proud of this book and the hard work that everyone put into it to make it happen. And so fucking thankful for our Kickstarter backers and other supporters, most notably my spouse Nora Jury-Last, who has provided so much every step of the way. When we announced it one of the selling […]

Design & Publishing Bundle in GM’s Day Sale!

This week, as part of the GM’s Day Sale, DriveThru has put together a Design & Publishing Bundle! The bundle includes my Versatile InDesign Book Covers video tutorial and a bunch of other great stuff—Ray Vallese’s Writing With Style: An Editor’s Advice for RPG Writers, Monte Cook & Shanna Germain’s crowdfunding advice book, Kicking It, and […]

Table Design in Eclipse Phase Second Edition

This is an unproofed off-the-cuff post! If it’s interesting, please back my Patreon for more.  I posted some table graphics to various social media over the last couple weeks:   Here’s a consolidation of them with some better explanations. EP2 has two types of tables; inline tables and floating tables. Roughly, the inline tables are […]

Tabletop Games Piracy in 2018

This article is funded on behalf of my generous Patreon Supporters. Please visit Patreon and support my work. There are varying reward tiers depending on your support level and the type of supporter you are (gamer, publisher, etc.) It felt for a few years like few people cared about piracy in tabletop games. Everyone had their […]

5ive on Friday: Essential macOS Software

Every Friday, a list of five things: 5ive on Friday. Quickly bashed out, designed to start not finish conversations. 95% of these will be inspired by the week’s social media conversations. Essential macOS Software I just got a new iMac; my 2009 Mac Pro was very long in the tooth and although it was still […]

5ive on Friday: Just My Type Excerpts

Every Friday, a list of five things: 5ive on Friday. Quickly bashed out, designed to start not finish conversations. 95% of these will be inspired by the week’s social media conversations. Just My Type Excerpts There’s an independent bookstore about a block from my new office space. Danger danger! I’ve managed to only buy one […]

5ive on Friday: Hair Products

I get stopped multiple times a week to ask what I use to turn my hair bright blue/purple. This is the list of stuff we use! Radical Bleach Kit — we’ve tried a few different bleach kits, but we keep going back to this one, which always does a great job on my hair. It’s […]

5ive on Friday: Things I Did This Week

Every Friday, a list of five things: 5ive on Friday. Quickly bashed out, designed to start not finish conversations. Things I Did This Week It’s been a busy week! Moved into my new office space: This has been a weeklong process, a few things each day, culminating with my new monitor arriving on Friday, so […]

5ive on Friday: Kickstarter Warning Signs

Every Friday, a list of five things: 5ive on Friday. Quickly bashed out, designed to start not finish conversations. 95% of these will be inspired by the week’s social media conversations. Kickstarter Warning Signs None of these warning signs may be a dealbreaker by themselves, but if a project ticks off more than a couple, […]