Hey all, Sam here. Hello everyone...can I just say that 2024 is already looking like an incredible reading year? I'm very excited about it. Not only are there a lot of exciting upcoming releases, but I also still have this awesome backlog of books to work my way through as well. Okay, so basically I… Continue reading 2024 Anticipated Reads (So Far)
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Weekend Writer: No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty – Chapter One
Hey all, Sam here. Even with taking out the chapter's title from this post's title, it still feels like a long title. I guess that's what happens when the book has a long title and so do some of the chapters. That's okay though. Anyway, hello, and welcome back to Weekend Writer. NaNoWriMo is coming.… Continue reading Weekend Writer: No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty – Chapter One
Weekend Writer: Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict by Cheryl St. John Chapters 1
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to another bookish deep dive for Weekend Writer. So, if you've been paying attention, I was supposed to spend this month finishing up my deep dive into The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass...but I just wasn't connecting to the book and it just wasn't working for me.… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict by Cheryl St. John Chapters 1
Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Wrap Up
Hey all, Sam and David here. Okay, this might end up being a bit long. Well, at least it's certainly going to be a whole bunch of photos, so I don't think we're going to take too long with the intro section. We've tried for the most part to divide things up day by day… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Wrap Up
Weekend Writer: August Prompts
Hey all, Sam here. It is Gen Con Day Two! We have quite a bit on our schedules, between panels and game playtests and of course wandering the exhibit hall, and there's a few game drops that we're really hoping we're lucky enough to snag, so we'll see what happens. Obviously, since I'm writing this… Continue reading Weekend Writer: August Prompts
Tabletop Tuesday: Heretic’s Guide to Devotion & Divinity by Eventyr Games
It's my birthday, so why not talk about a TTRPG supplement that expands one of my favorite aspects of gameplay, and that is the role of the divine in game? The Heretic's Guide to Devotion & Divinity by Eventyr Games is well worth checking out!
Weekend Writer: July Prompt Share
Hey all, Sam here. Well, here we are at another Friday, the final one of the month. If you've been around here for a little while then you know that this particular Weekend Writer post is time to share some writing and creativity that has been created over the month. That's right. For the first… Continue reading Weekend Writer: July Prompt Share
WIP Wednesday – July 26
Hey all, Sam and David back again today. It has been another fulfilling week for us here at Free State of Geek. While we sometimes feel like we don't have all that productive of a week, that's just because to us it does seem a little slow...but in reality we're still doing a lot of… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 26
Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Plans
Hey all, Sam and David here today. We figured it would be a good idea to use our time with Tabletop Tuesday this week to talk about our upcoming convention experience and plans. We've been attending Gen Con together our whole relationship, although we only did one day back in 2017 (because we didn't know… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: Gen Con Plans
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
Hey all, Sam here. Welcome back to Weekend Writer, the weekly series where I dive into creative writing in a few different ways. For the first Friday of the month, I use creativity generators to come up with prompts to spark ideas (and you can use those for writing or art, whatever sets your creative… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Writing by Donald Maass – Chapter Four
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