Hey all, Sam and David here today. It's probably clear by now that I (Sam) have a fondness for backing Kickstarter projects related to tabletop gaming, typically TTRPGs, but sometimes I pick up other projects as well. That means that we end up with a lot of different supplements and accessories to help level our… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: The Griffin’s Saddlebag Book One and Book Two
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Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
Hey all, Sam here. Sorry for not getting this post up yesterday, but I think sharing a writing snippet was a pretty decent substitute overall. I hope some of you have read it...and I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the writing and story so far. I know it's still a very rough… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass – Chapter Three
WIP Wednesday – July 12
Hey all, Sam and David here. Hello and welcome back to another weekly check in! That's right, it's time for WIP Wednesday, which means it is time to go over everything we've been reading, watching, making, writing, and doing in the past week. Because, let's face it, most weeks we actually do have a lot… Continue reading WIP Wednesday – July 12
Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass Chapters One and Two
Hey all, Sam here. Why yes, this weekend we get two Weekend Writer posts...which is something that seems to happen somewhat regularly, but that is totally okay. Some weekends you just need a little extra nudge in the writer portion of a creative life. I certainly know that I need a little extra push, a… Continue reading Weekend Writer: The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass Chapters One and Two
Weekend Writer: July Prompts
Hey all, Sam here. How have we made it to another Friday already? The time seriously just goes flying by. It's mind-boggling sometimes. It feels like we've been doing so much here on the home front, and so there isn't as much downtime as we'd like. But David's getting back into his urge to paint… Continue reading Weekend Writer: July Prompts
David’s Game Reviews: Diablo4
So like many are right now we here at FreeStateofGeek have been trying out Diablo 4. Play one of five classes as you fight to take down the daughter of hatred. Review: Rating: 4.5 So we decided to take up this challenge together. Sam decided to play a Druid and act as our tank, while… Continue reading David’s Game Reviews: Diablo4
Weekend Writer: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Chapter Fifteen by Jessica Brody (AND Prompt Share)
Hey all, Sam here. It is the end of the month...and tomorrow is the start of Camp NaNoWriMo. I think I'm all ready to go. I have my project created on the NaNoWriMo site, I have the documents created in my Google Docs, and I just went to the store and did my habitual new… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Chapter Fifteen by Jessica Brody (AND Prompt Share)
Tabletop Tuesday: Betrayal at House on the Hill (2nd Edition)
Hey all, Sam and David here again today. Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Tabletop Tuesday, the series on our blog where we focus on all things tabletop. This could be a review of a board game, a card game, a dice game, or a tabletop role-playing game. Or it could be a… Continue reading Tabletop Tuesday: Betrayal at House on the Hill (2nd Edition)
Mid Year Book Freakout Tag (2023 Edition)
Hey all, Sam here. So...I did this tag in 2017, 2018, and 2019...and then for some reason just skipped it the past couple years. But you know, what, let's bring it back. The rules are super simple...answer the prompts. Well, I guess technically you need to think about the fact that all of the prompts… Continue reading Mid Year Book Freakout Tag (2023 Edition)
Weekend Writer: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen by Jessica Brody
Hey all, Sam here. I can't believe that this book is nearing its end. After today's post, next week will cover the final chapter. But hey, don't worry. I've found this book to be quite informative, and there's also apparently a YA Novel one that just came out in May, so I'm definitely going to… Continue reading Weekend Writer: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen by Jessica Brody
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