It was the last great science hero fight, but the energy blast ripped a hole in reality, and birthed the Empire State – a young, twisted parallel prohibition-era New York. When the rift starts to close, both worlds are threatened, and both must fight for the right to exist. “Empire State” is a novel...
After posting several entries on SSW design here, I had the chance to expand on them at DIY Days L.A. 2011. Although I had about an hour to make the presentation, I barely had time to cover the absolute basics (I hope to go...
This is the sixth in a series of posts regarding shared story world design Chances are you’re launching a SSW in order to make money. Maybe not enough to retire on, but more than zero. If so, you have a lot of options for opening the...
This is the fifth in a series of posts regarding shared story world design This post will touch on the issues of managing canonicity for a SSW. “Canon” is a term applied to content deemed official or recognized as officially part of...
This is the fourth in a series of posts regarding shared story world design A SSW model does not require you to make it fully open to audience participation. You have the ability to sandbox or cordon off any or all parts of the world you...
This is the third in a series of posts regarding shared story world design The concept of a world bible is a tried and true practice in many creative areas, especially for serial storytelling like television or large entertainment franchises. A world bible is...
This is the second in a series of posts regarding shared story world design Your decision about which mediums you want to play in for your SSW and which mediums you want to accept from contributors obviously have an effect on many aspects of...
This is the first in a series of posts regarding shared story world design The genre you choose for your SSW will have a direct impact on how people contribute and participate. Some genres lend themselves to participation better than others, so consider the...
The StoryWorld Conference + Expo, scheduled for October 31st – November 2nd in San Francisco, has an amazing list of speakers. Anyone interested in storytelling or transmedia should consider going (note: early registration discount ends August 31st!). But the following panels should be especially interesting...
It was the last great science hero fight, but the energy blast ripped a hole in reality, and birthed the Empire State – a young, twisted parallel prohibition-era New York. When the rift starts to close, both worlds are threatened, and both must fight...
Welcome to Orion’s Arm, a scenario set thousands of years in the future where civilization spans the stars. Godlike ascended intelligences rule vast interstellar empires, and lesser factions seek to carve out their own dominions through intrigue and conquest. And out beyond the edge...
A bi-monthly anthology of fan-written fiction set in the 1632 universe created by Eric Flint. Based on the “1632” novel written by Flint and expanded on over a series of additional novels, the Grantville Gazette emerged as a result of the amount and quality...
We are The Hunted – survivors of vampire attacks who have banded together to protect ourselves from becoming cattle. Like sharks in a feeding frenzy, they are drawn to those who have been bitten, and will continue to drain us until we become one of them. They...
Present Day The Campion Virus has reached its final mutation. The positive is that the virus is only transferable by bite, it is no longer an airborne virus. The negative is that the virus will, inevitably, take over the body and cause zombism. Take...
432 days after the Grid goes down, former undercover journalist Jenna Whitmore teams up with James Fallhery and Tom Faust, two military specialists who lost their units in the violent internal strife of the Fall. With orders that will lead them to the farthest...
There’s a place at the edge of the universe, a venue that’s behind time and before space, a watering hole where the tab you run up may never be paid – in this lifetime, at least. That place is Bar Karma. Notoriously lucky billionaire...
Ninjas, pirates, and dinosaurs. A fantasy Asia, filled with warring island nations. Samurai mounted on domesticated raptors. Bigger dinosaurs hunted by quasi-Polynesian tribesmen. Dueling factions of shadow warriors. Privateers and buccaneers battling the servants of the Imperial Navy. Fallen kingdoms deep in forgotten jungles....