The world of Chronicles of Arunda, the world in which my own series of novels are set, was originally created as a homebrew campaign for my D&D group back in Second Edition. I updated it when 3rd Edition came out and had a new group of players to run through it. However, as I returned [...]
Reaching for originality
Filed under Writing Journal on March 15, 2005
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, races
WWJCD?
Filed under Writing Journal on December 8, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, Maiden of Pain
Several of the revisions Phil noted in his notes deal with expanding fight scenes. His advice? “WWJCD?”, which stands for “What Would Jackie Chan Do?”. Translation: fights are never as simple as “left, right, knockout.” At least not interesting ones, and why even include a fight unless it’s going to be interesting. Fans of Jackie [...]
When it rains, it pours
Filed under Writing Journal on November 22, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro, Maiden of Pain, Wizards of the Coast
I ran into my first hiccup with Wizards/Hasbro this month. I turned in the first draft of Maiden on October 6th. The advance I receive for the novel is broken into three parts; each part was to be received within 30 days after the meeting of a particular deadline. November 6th came and went, but [...]
Divine healing with a twist
Filed under Writing Journal on August 20, 2004
Tagged: clerics, Dungeons & Dragons, healing, Maiden of Pain
If we were to play a little word association, and I said “Dungeons & Dragons” and “cleric,” most people would think “healing.” It is the primary role that the class fills in a majority of adventuring parties. As such, no story about D&D clerics would be complete without at least one casting of cure light [...]
D&D dragon blog
Filed under Writing Journal on August 5, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons
For those who haven’t heard, Elaine Cunningham’s D&D Dragon Blog is now up. My article was posted today, along with James Davis and a few other new names I didn’t recognize. Ed Gentry’s was posted yesterday. Go check it out. Still haven’t heard from Phil . . .
