Category Archives: essays

Post about my essays. Or essays about my posts maybe.

Hamlet’s Hit Points

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jason L Blair

A couple months ago, I had the honor of proofreading Hamlet’s Hit Points, the new work by esteemed game designer Robin D. Laws. In the book, Robin discusses how stories work and codifies the aspects that you find over and … Continue reading →

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The Three-Headed God

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Over at his blog, Daniel M. Perez shares the stomach-twisting playtest premier of his first tabletop design, a reimagining of the popular roleplaying game Vampire. Daniel’s travails at running his first design reminded me of the terror I felt when … Continue reading →

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My Transformers Story

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Last week, publicist, personality, and friend to gaming Matt Staggs put out a call for authors to relay Transformers-related experiences from their childhood. A site he blogs for, publishing giant Random House‘s genre blog Suvudu, was running a week of … Continue reading →

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Preparing to be Awesome

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jason L Blair

A couple weeks ago, I mapped out the basics of my plan to reprogram myself as a writer. It’s a process I call “Operation: Awesome” because that’s an incredibly uninspired and pretentious title and nothing amuses me more than uninspired … Continue reading →

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Rattling THE BONES

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Last September, I managed to convince the folks at Gameplaywright that I was worthy of being included in their next book. Their previous publication, the well-received Things We Think About Games, was buzzing around the gamer zeitgeist with supersonic speed … Continue reading →

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Operation: Awesome

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Earlier this year, I kicked off Operation: Awesome, a multi-phase attempt to reprogram myself as a writer. I had spent far too much of my life under this delusion that the traditional rules of writing and story didn’t apply to … Continue reading →

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Gimme Something to Do

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Yesterday, on my Twitter account, I posted: I prefer games that are more focused on stuff I can do than on stuff I need to know. This is something I’ve been turning over in my head for a while. I … Continue reading →

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Article up at GamePlayWright

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Jason L Blair

I had been anticipating the PS3 title Heavy Rain for years. When Sony released the game on February 23rd, I tore through it, posting reactions to the experience on my Twitter account. These ravings caught Jeff Tidball’s attention and he … Continue reading →

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