Posted in Podcast on November 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Look at that. It’s a real quickie this time.
As usual, it’s barely coherent. No script again this time.
To sum up, I hit 26,202 words yesterday for the novel, and I advise you to keep a notebook by your computer to help when it comes to doing edits later on - if [...]
Posted in Podcast on November 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Random babblings about my NaNoWriMo experience so far. No time listings for this episode either.
Yeah, I know, a 20 minute quickie. Silly me.
National Novel Writing Month website
WoL Forums
David’s blog
Posted in Podcast on October 24th, 2006 No Comments »
In this episode, we’re taking a look at choosing a game system (and why fiction writers should consider it), and defining the scope of your world.
I’m in something of a rush this week, so no time listings for each segment, Sorry folks!
Choosing a Game System
d20 (v. 3.5)
d20 Modern (includes d20 Future)
Action! System
Project CHUPA - [...]
Posted in Podcast on October 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Sorry about the delay on the show notes, folks. The problem with the original mp3 has been fixed, and the notes reflect the changes.
Episode #3 - World Creation Methods
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Listener Feedback
03:50 - Two World Building Methods
Dr. Richard Staats’ World Creation Seminar (pdf) - I used this pdf as the framework for [...]
Posted in Podcast on September 25th, 2006 2 Comments »
Episode #2: World Building Tools
00:40 - Listener Feedback
01:31 - Basic Tools – all you need is a pencil, some paper, and your brain!
Hex paper sources: QuickHex and Incompetech.com (creates a pdf for you to print out).
Graph paper sources: Incompetech.com and MathematicsHelpCentral.com
05:18 - Resources – Websites
Wikipedia
Suite 101 World Building
Suite [...]
Posted in Podcast on September 13th, 2006 1 Comment »
Show Notes for Episode 1: What is World Building?
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - What’s on the schedule?
00:51 - What is world building?
01:03 - Why do we have to do it?
03:16 - What If’s
04:37 - Lisa’s World Building Rule #1
04:49 - Lisa’s World Building Rule #2
08:23 - Lisa’s World Building Rule #3
12:15 - Recapping the rules, [...]
Posted in Podcast on August 28th, 2006 No Comments »
In this episode, I introduce myself, and talk very briefly about the goals of the podcast.
The music in the podcast is Dark of Night, from RoyaltyFreeMusic.com.
I am a freelance writer and cartographer for the role playing game industry. I've been writing and creating worlds for 20 years, with my first professional publication in 2003.
