Unfortunately, I don't have much time to write this post. This is me in 5 minutes. Even as I type, I should be packing and making hotel reservations. Still, I can't resist leaving a few words for my fans and friends. I am going to Morocco and Greece for the summer. This will be a... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: Story Spaces
UPDATED: 10/08/2015 I'm a bit torn here. My RPG board game is immensely popular with whoever plays it. On more than one occasion people have told me, "You need to market this!" But I haven't even a clue how to market a board game and with the countless other board games already selling in comic... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: Characters!
Want to be a pirate? A ninja? A princess? How about a pirate ninja princess? It doesn't really matter. Anything you can imagine, you can be. Anything you can think of, you can do. This is what I love about tabletop gaming. You don't have to worry about developers (you are the developer!) or copyright... Continue Reading →
Quest for the Talismans: FREE to Play Tabletop RPG
_______ THE STORY SO FAR . . . Once each century, when the moons are aligned, Stachte the Dragon awakes from his lair, loosing devastation upon the land of Three Towns. Homes are burned to cinders. People are snatched and devoured by the dozens. Terror reins for a decade until the dragon is appeased and... Continue Reading →
It’s the Story, Stupid
I am starting to panic. My final day of editing is tomorrow. After that, I've promised myself I am going to give up trying to improve Ages of Aenya and start on something new. After all, there is only so much editing a writer can do before he goes bananas. At some point, you just have... Continue Reading →
Masochistic Grammar
One of the things that really What really drives me crazy is Grrr-ammar! For anyone passionate about the written word Writing can be a masochistic enterprise, especially if you suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, like I do. Every sentence you read on my blog has been read over dozens of times is carefully has to be meticulously edited before being posted I... Continue Reading →
Rejection Form Letter
Thank you very much for providing us with the chance to read your novel. We are sorry to say that at this time we don’t feel it is right for Amazing Fantasy Publications. Please be assured that your work received thorough and fair consideration. We looked for elves, dwarfs or dragons, but could find none... Continue Reading →
To Kindle or Not to Kindle
To Kindle or not to Kindle . . . ? That is the question. Whether we like it or not, technology is pushing us forward. There was a time when people invented things out of need. Fire. Burial. Clothing (unfortunately). Now it seems corporations cram new technologies down our throats every other week. Being a... Continue Reading →
Advice for Writers
Over the years, people have asked me, "Nick, how do you do it?" OK, actually, nobody has ever asked me that. Still, here are a few important lessons about writing which you won’t find in any class or textbook, which I will graciously share with you:1. Great writers have the letter “R” in their name.... Continue Reading →
Why I Hate Facebook (But Still Use it Everyday)
Social media is designed to depress you. Studies have already linked Facebook to unhappiness and one author I know called Internet forums, "poison for writers." If you're a celebrity or if you already have a name in the public sphere, sites like Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and YouTube (to name a few) only help to increase... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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