PORT OF CALL: Gencon Indy 2010 Convention Live!

Felicia Day and Tracy Hickman ... isn't Gencon fun?
Our live edition of DragonHearth recorded as it happened at the Gencon Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana the afternoon of August 6th. I am joined by Howard Tayler of Schlock Mercenary and XDM fame as well as our own Laura Hickman as we take questions from the audience and enjoy our time together.
Most definitely NOT featured in our live podcast presentation but nevertheless a memorable and delightful time for me was meeting Felicia Day, star of ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog’ and ‘The Guild.’ She is among the three nicest people I have ever met and her consideration and generosity impressed me greatly.
And, in as much as I am such a fan of her work that I actually SANG part of ‘Dr. Horrible’ at Killer Breakfast this year — I just had to put the picture of us together here and brag about meeting her.
Episode 51/ August 9th, 2010
DRAGONSBARD: Eventide Chapter 4 Reading
As we have been preparing for the Gencon Game Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, we thought we would share with you a sample chapter from our Dragon’s Bard Eventide project. This is chapter 4 entitled ‘The Millinery and the Pixies’ — read largely by Laura — and we both hope you’ll enjoy it. This chapter introduces us to Melinda Oakman, the town millinery and her trials not only at creating a ‘quest hat’ for Jarod Klum but in dealing with some most unlikely — and unwelcome — house guests.
Our next podcast will be from the Gencon Game Convention in about two weeks. We hope you’ll join us there!
Episode 50/ July 26th, 2010
CREATIVE ENGINE: Writing like the Dickens
Why the time has come for serialized novels … again after a hundred and fifty years … in the new form of Dragon’s Bard.
STATUS REPORT
UNCHARTED TERRITORIES: The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be
The view 40 years into the future … from 1968!
CAPTAINS CABIN: A Visit to Eventide
Where Tracy Hickman introduces you to the village of Eventide … and the stories of the Dragon’s Bard.
Episode 49 / May 29th, 2010
Here is my photo of Mutefish as they performed on Grafton Street…

DISTANT SHORES: Q&A with Sandy Mitchell at Leprecon in Dublin, Ireland
Here is my attempted Question and Answer session with the good people attending Leprecon while in the epicenter of their gaming hall. Sandy Mitchell joins me here as we attempt to make ourselves sound wise above the din of the hall.
Episode 48 / March 20th, 2010
DISTANT SHORES: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Phase II
I give a detailed … perhaps TOO detailed … report on the Music Theory Achievement Test required in Phase II of the audition and my condition after surviving the test.
STATUS REPORT
CREATIVE ENGINE: Macmillan vs. Amazon Wars
You can read the hard copy on this report at trhickman.com as well as links to the main articles referred to here.
UNCHARTED TERRITORIES: Star Trek Offline
My misadventures in trying to reach the Final Frontier via Cryptic Studio’s newly release online MMORGP, Star Trek Online.
CAPTAINS CABIN: Scribe’s Forge Workshops
We announce the development of a new series of online writing seminars and workshops at our new Scribe’s Forge website..
Episode 47 / February 6th, 2010