This is an interview I gave last year to Tamra Lucid for RealitySandwich, a site whose future is uncertain - not unlike our own. #UbiquiCity #Fractopia #Futurism #Utopia #Dystopia #Cyberpunk Gaming the Near Future: An Interview with RPG Creator Tod Foley by Tamra...
I was recently a guest (for the second time!) on one of my favorite podcasts - Fictoplasm - for a discussion with Ralph Lovegrove, who did a great job of making sure I hit all the important bullet points despite my discursive nature. Topics include... • What is...
Fictioneers are designers, facilitators and explorers of collaborative fictional spaces, otherwise known as "Roleplaying Games" and "Storygames." Fictioneers.net is a directory of the games they play, and conversations about the things they do. In addition to its...
One difficulty in writing first-person prose is the inability to describe the MC's personality and appearance. Because people rarely ever describe themselves (especially not as a narrator would), this can make visualization and emotional identification tricky; usually...
I'm proud to have been involved with this book (as its editor), and THRILLED to see Deirdre Dore getting the attention she deserves! NOW TRENDING ON AMAZON'S INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER LIST? Why, it's "Living Nightmare" by D.M. Dore! :-D...
It's usually a bad idea to show internal conflict by jumping from "A" to "Not A" and back again in repeated succession. That doesn't make your character feel any more ambivalent than just doing it once. But it makes your thrust unclear, it feels like needless padding,...
Today's the day! You can now pre-order your copy of LIVING NIGHTMARE here: https://dmdore.com/other-side-of-gifted I am proud to have been involved with this book, editing the words of the very gifted Deirdre Dore, who promises us a unique series of paranormal and...
UbiquiCity Book 2 "Undercurrents" has arrived. Return to the Fractopian Future! Stories by Irene Bassett, Brad Cole, D.M. Dore, Jens Durke, S.L. Koch, G. Dean Manuel, Adrian McCauley and Rick Rosenkranz paint a collaborative picture of our augmented future that is...
The transgressive, bizarre and mind-expanding work of inter-dimensional crime drama LIQUID HITLER by S. L. Koch, published by As If Books. Now available in trade paperback from Amazon!
UbiquiCity Book 2: "Undercurrents" is in layup after a misstep with the original artist (the piece used some unlicensed content which I was unable to procure permissions for). So I commissioned a new cover from KHIUS (the artist who did the cover of the first book),...
Now in final edit! I'm so excited to be nearing the point where I can bring you the second book in the UbiquiCity series. UbiquiCity Book 2: Undercurrents includes 8 new stories based in the city of ubiquitous computing, as well as return appearances from some of the...
LIQUID HITLER by S. L. Koch, published by As If Books. A story about information, knowledge, racism, gender identity, tripping balls, and the ever-present cosmic evil worming its way into reality to devour us all. Now available for Amazon Kindle....