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Crunchy Bits Nearly Done & Weirding Up Skarynth

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Apr 252013

It’s been a busy two weeks. Mostly on pounding away at Crunchy Bits and it’s damn near done. I know I keep saying that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This time I really mean it. Heck, here’s the rough mock up of the cover.

I’m thinking may a couple more weeks and then it’s done, done, DONE!
And still working on Swords of a Forgotten Age: The World of Skarynth for Swords & Wizardry. All the major pieces are in place just a few more minor crunchy bits to write up then I need to weird it up. Right now, it just doesn’t have the personality that I’m looking for and thanks to the feedback I’m getting from some really wonderful folks, I have plan. When exactly will that be done? Uh. When it’s done.
And that damn fence. Yeah, that’s a project for this weekend and next. I’m too old for crap like that.
That friendly readers is what’s up.

It’s been one hell of a week

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Apr 182013

There’s just been too many damned tragedies this week. Keep all those affected in thoughts. Now on to this week’s work. I took a week off from the day job and much has gotten done despite the unfortunate events.
One big hunk of time was focused on Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day. The OSR blogosphere was flooded with great posts. Thanks to the work of Erik Tenkar, you can catch up on most of the posts over at his blog. My little contributions were posted over at They Might Be Gazebos.
The bulk of my time has been working on Crunchy Bits (the cookbook). We’ve been making an editorial pass every day and making small changes here and there. I had no idea how many food pictures we’ve taken. I’ve spent hours choosing, cropping and cleaning up pictures. This is starting to look like a real cookbook. It’s good to see that light at the end of the tunnel.
Work continues on my Sword & Sorcery hack for Swords & Wizardry. A hell of a lot has changed since this project started. The bulk of the editing and playtesting has been done and there’s a few more sections that need to be written and edited. Then it’s off to layout. And like Crunchy Bits, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
So that’s it. That’s whats been happening around here. With luck, we should have these two projects done in the near future. Wish us luck.

What’s Happening This & Next Week

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Apr 112013

Hey, another update. Things are moving quickly around here and next week things are going to be moving even faster. Yeah, I may off from the day job but that doesn’t mean that there will be much idle time. OK, I’m going to take some.
Let’s Crunchy Bits the cook book is moving forward at a break neck speed. Getting it done it the big project for next week. That little monster is going to get done. That even means designing the ads. Really, we should be able to get that thing done in a week without a day job in the way.
Then there’s cranking the final draft of Skarynth: Swords of A Forgotten Age for Swords & Wizardry. This project really has evolved, I’m actually pretty proud of it. And speaking of Swords & Wizardry, on Wendesday April 17 is Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day. Thanks to Erik over at Tenkar’s Tavern, over 120 blogs have signed. That’s right even including me. Those posts won’t be over here but over at They Might Be Gazebos! So stayed tuned for those festivities next week.
Also, for those keeping up with other life adventures, the neighbors got back with me on the fence. So add in working on the fence, next week too.
As far the future goes, there’s a lot of really cool stuff planned. There’s all sort gaming and cooking projects. Plus there’s some mundane things that should prove to be very interesting but you’re going to have to stay tuned for that.

What’s up Thursday?

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Apr 042013

I said that I’d do these updates so here we go with this week’s.
Like I said last time, focused on Crunchy Bits the cookbook. I’m getting much better at messing with paint.net and Libre Office. OH, yeah and may I take this time to note that I hate designing ads. But that’s a project for this weekend. Yippee! Editing is moving at the speed of an asthmatic snail but this is the final pass so all should be well and good soon.
Gaming stuff is bouncing around in my head like crazy. Going to kick back into high gear soon on Skarynth (The Sword & Sorcery book for Swords & Wizardy) plus I’ve a ton posts to write up for the upcoming Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day. Yeah, I’m setting my bar pretty high by planning on turning it into a whole week of posts. Wish me luck, kids.
Good news is that I’ve got week of from the day job soon. Bad news is that it will be work, work, work. Time to get these projects done and out the door.

State of Being Me

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Mar 282013

I’ve got lots of irons in the fire so I figured I’d start doing a weekly update over here. Mainly, to keep my own sanity and to start doing a little bit of shameless self promotion.
Any one who’s followed my various whining here and on social media knows that the last couple of years have been a major kick in the head and it’s been struggle to get things back on track. Heck, I’m still trying to get everything back track. One of the ways I’m doing this is getting all these projects done and moving forward at full speed.
The last couple weeks, I’ve been focused on Crunchy Bits. In case you haven’t heard, this is the geek inspired cookbook that I’m working on with a dear friend. Right now, the draft is topping out at 180 pages before artwork and the final editing is almost done then it’s time for layout. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
As soon as I get Crunchy Bits out on the market, work gets focused on the other big project. Swords of a Forgotten Age: The World of Skarynth is my own little take on swords & sorcery that’s compatible with Swords & Wizardry and Crypts & Things. Right now, I’d say that this is in the bleeding Alpha stage. There parts that need to be rewritten and a few little things that need to be written. I’d say that I’ve 95% of the art in hand. I’ve gotten lots of feedback on this one so it should be great when it gets done. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping that will be soon.
The thing is both these projects have evolved and grown from their original conception. I suppose that’s a good thing and should make them better.
So that’s where I am right now. Oh yeah, there are lots of things on horizon. At times, it feels like too many but it’s time to work hard and efficiently.

The Fate Kickstarter & Me

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Dec 042012

I like FATE. Heck, I was gnashing at the bit to run a Dresden Files game and know that I’m doing it, I like FATE even more. So yes, it’s a damned fun game. So yes, I recommend it and suggest backing it.

But I’ll be honest, my interest is a little more than personal. Now, it’s professional. I had to move up some scheduling of products over at Magic Pig Media and announced my own little FATE based game. Fantasy Adventures & Dungeons Encounters. . In a nut shell, Ever want to play a a Half-Dragon/Half-Dark Elf/Half-Succubus/Half-Vampire Amazon/Ninja/Pirate/Sorceress? Now you can. Comment here or there.