
Today’s Shadowrun Sundays addresses game design. Designing a game from scratch requires a lot of work. There’s world building that needs to be done, threats that need to be created,...

For today’s Shadowrun Sunday’s post, I wanted to talk about gaming conventions. The small gaming cons don’t get a lot of “con love.” People tend to spend their money and...

I have recently been indoctrinated into the world of playtesting for various items. Okay, I shouldn’t say “recently” because I have playtested before. There is just a different order of...

So you want to write for a role-playing game but don’t know how to get your foot in the door? Have I got an opportunity for you! Why am I...

I like video games, but I am not the intended audience for them. I’m one of those people who can play for a few hours, walk away for dinner, and...

If you’re looking to get rich writing for the gaming industry, I’ve got a bridge in San Francisco to sell you – and it’s made of gold! (Email me at...

Since I like alliteration, I’m going to title my Sunday blogs “Shadowrun Sundays” even though I don’t intend to speak just about Shadowrun. I intend to blog at least once...

So last week I came down with a nasty cold and didn’t have the energy to brag, but now I’m back and really excited. Sacrificial Limb, my first solo-written Shadowrun...

Yesterday I tweeted a "dirty little secret" that writing was a collaborative process between authors, editors, and sometimes agents. This is true. But what is even more true is the...

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.