
It's official. Shadowrun: Conspiracy Theories is out in .pdf format (and print pre-order) at BattleShop and DriveThruRPG. If you thought your game master was a sadistic son-of-a-*%$#@, you ain't seen...

It's Thanksgiving Day here in the States and I wanted to wish a happy holiday to everyone who celebrates (and a happy Thor's Day to everyone who doesn't). I'm spending...

This isn't a joke, actually. It's a real contest being held by Red Gate software for DBAs (database administrators). I've just entered and I need votes. If y'all would like...

Last week, I wrote a 2 part blog post on the process of writing characters (which you can find here and here). I did not plan on posting a part...

Yesterday, I discussed the initial thoughts that go into building a character. You can find the post here at Characters, Part 1. Today, I’m go into a little more detail....

This was originally a really long post. I've since divided it in half and will post part 2 tomorrow. Question. What is a character? (courtesy of Dictionary.com)character [kar-ik-ter] noun1....

I hear the stories from other writers. There's always going to be one person in the crowd at a con panel who will ask "Where do you get your ideas"?...

Let me be honest. I want to win a Nebula. I want to win a Hugo. I want to win an ENnie. I would love to call myself an award-winning...

Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.