Urban Waite Endorses Leaving Mundania
Novelist Urban Waite calls Leaving Mundania a “knockout book” and a “beautiful accomplishment.”
If Famous Writers Had Written Twilight…
On a recent car-trip we mulled over the question: What if great literary writers of the last 200 years had penned Twilight? For starters, Cormac McCarthy’s version would begin with necrophilia.
The Three-fold Theories
There are infinity-jillion roleplaying games, but you can talk about all of them using just three words: gamism, simulationism, narrativism. Find out what these mean and more in the first post in my “Larp Theory for Laypeople” series, in which I read the classics so you don’t have to.
Ethan Gilsdorf Endorses Leaving Mundania
Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms has endorsed Leaving Mundania. Lizzie Continue Reading →
How To Create A Fun Larp Character
The experts guide you through the sticky wicket of character creation in this first-timers guide.
Greg Costikyan Endorses Leaving Mundania
Esteemed game designer and sci-fi author Greg Costikyan had some kind words for Leaving Mundania: [Stark] shows us what larp is, from the inside — playing long-term boffer larps, staging Continue Reading →
In Defense of “Larp”
“Larp” sounds weird and gets a bum rap from pop culture. But you should use it anyway. Viva la “larp”!
Samuel Freedman Endorses Leaving Mundania
I’m delighted to announce that Samuel Freedman, author of six meticulously-researched nonfiction books, including Letters to a Young Journalist, has endorsed Leaving Mundania. He writes: No reader could ask for Continue Reading →
Leaving Mundania Cover
Behold! The cover of Leaving Mundania has been unveiled. Release date is May 1, 2012. Feel free to mark your calendars.
Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars
If you’re writing about larp, Finnish game researchers are your new best friend. Oh, and you do know other people have written about roleplay, right? A first-timers’ guide.