Theory From the Closet

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:

1. Chicago Manual of Style
2. A.P. Stylebook
3. Words into Type
4. Werriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
5. The Elements of Style Illustrated
6. 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.

Show040: Interview with Peter Adkison

At Origins I interviewed Peter Adkison the C.E.O. of Hidden City Games, and Gen Con. If I sound more stupid than normal it’s because I was operating without notes. Note to self, do everything in Google Docs. Although I found one redemption in that Spectromancer and Dragon Horde are listed as products on the Hidden City site.

Anyway, Peter helped me lose some ignorance about some basic business ideas. I’m not sure these questions really made him stretch but I’m planning on trying to make his seminars on Gen Con Wenesday to see if they get me to think of some deeper questions.

Show039: Interview with Ralph Mazza

Here’s the second, or third interview I did at Forge Midwest. This is with the other creator of Universalis, Ralph Mazza. We talk about Universalis, Robots and Rapiers, plus Blood Red Sands. We also discuss how we believe that folks aren’t paying enough attention to covering who gets to make decisions in a lot of Indie games. All the interviews I did at Forge Midwest were without any notes or prepared questions. That will be fairly clear in this interview as there is more rambling than usual, but I still think it’s a good interview. There’s also Tea.