Sometimes I splurge on one of Libsyn’s larger packs for a month, and it lets me check my stats on an episode by episode basis. I noticed no-one had downloaded the excellent “Tale of Thangobrind” by Lord Dunsany in the last six months. Checking it, I notice it was set to load then expire, so…
Read MoreYet another episode went live early
So, the episode to replace “The Ash Tree”, which went live early, has also gone live early. The write-up for it will come out in October, and I’ll add a microepisode to patch that week.
Read MoreA quick note on the Cornish material
The Cornwall Gazetter for Ars Magica is at the stage where all the primary material is gathered and it’s time to push for a rough draft, but there is a brand new book out about the folklore of Bodmin Moor and I don’t want to cut my draft down further until I’ve had the chance…
Read MoreBeautiful Angiola
The “What The Folklore?” podcast covered a story I suggested. Tune in for weirdness. I must write it up for Ars Magica. https://wtfolklore.simplecast.fm/815466d9
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What librarians really need to know about running Pokemon Go events
I’ve seen a lot of social media about the game’s mechanics, but very little about how to run events, so here are some practical tips based on a quick capacity test I did today. The tips assume you know the basics of the game. Curriculum material is already available There’s no need to reinvent the…
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So…my new book is out.
I know you were expecting Lands of the Nile, but I haven’t received it yet. I wrote The Tomb of Cleopatra back when we were doing Lands of the Nile. I noticed an interesting intersection between period folklore and Whovian lore, and ran with it.
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A Difficult Decision
So, I’ve been doing the research work on a 1050AD Ars Magica setting, involving the invasion of Italy by the Normans. It’s the extension of all the Sicilian stuff you’ve seen on this site if you’ve rummaged around. I’ve put, perhaps, twenty hours into it recently, so not a lot but,cumulatively, dozens of hours over…
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The Art of Asking
So, I usually keep my writing and librarianing separate (indeed, I’m required to by the librariany people) but for this, I’d like to crack the wall between the two. The Art of Asking By Amanda Palmer is a brilliant book about how to communicate with fandoms. It’s fantastic for other reasons too, but in the…
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Mirarion Aside : Exuvia 2
We stood in the small chamber outside the tribunal meeting and Articulo said. “I have sought you out to ask you to not force this debate. If War is necessary I will prosecute it. I know my mother valued you. I do not wish to make you mundane.” I waved a hand in a gesture…
Read MoreMirarion: The Missing Alethia Chapter
(Author’s note…comes late in the book) Alethia began as an idea, which led almost immediately to a debate in the House. I think the correct side won, if only by accident. If some druids surrendered, and we decided not to kill them, what could be done with them? Severing the Gift was an obvious measure, but true diabolists…
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Games From Folktales 