Show042: Interview with Thor Olavsrud
This is another interview recorded at Origins. I talk to Thor Olavsrud about editing again, but this time he’s not in a spaceship. It’s amazing to me right now how much I have learned since last year via the method know as the hard way. Anyway, We cover even more material than last year by adding at least another half an hour.
Books Thor mentions:
- Chicago Manual of Style
- A.P. Stylebook
- Words into Type
- Werriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
- The Elements of Style Illustrated
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
So I joined the Amazon affiliate program today, which is why these all link to amazon instead of someplace else.
12:24 pm on July 28th, 2008
I really enjoyed this one. Thanks for holding such an informative discussion. I’m at the point of putting together the play system for my game, so this was quite helpful in giving me some focus. Thanks Clyde.
12:38 pm on July 28th, 2008
Hey Andrew,
Glad it was helpful. Although it’s Thor that deserves the lion’s share of credit. I just tapped his brain, he’s the one that spewed the knowledge all over the microphone.
I tried checking your blog and didn’t see anything about a game. What’s up with that? Care to hit me with a one line pitch?
4:32 am on July 31st, 2008
One line pitch, eh? Well, today that pitch would be this: “Nobles is a game of political machinations by would-be rulers under the gaze of the Inquisitor as he assesses their worthiness for the crown of the recently-deceased king.”
Tabletop Manifesto is a mixture of Nobles design notes, gaming observations and announcements for conventions. I should really add a search link for Nobles-related material.