The Official Blog of Julie Ann Dawson
Thanks to the folks that came out for our demo of Legend of Salbazan at PhilCon this year. One of the more interesting aspects of the setting is that the gods are dead. All of the gods were killed during Continue reading Religious Beliefs When the Gods are Dead
I’ll be at PhilCon this weekend running a demo of a still-in-development campaign setting, Chronicles of Salbazan. Though the campaign centers of a newly discovered world and the player-characters send to explore it, those characters come from an already populated Continue reading The History of the Planet Lurra
So I will be at PhilCon this weekend, doing the pretend celebrity thing, sitting on panels, and otherwise acting important. Most importantly, I will be running a demo of a new campaign setting I am working on for the Pathfinder Continue reading PhilCon Character Concepts
It is that time of year again! Vote for your favorite stories in the annual Reader’s Choice Poll. Your votes not only show the authors how much you love them, but they also help us learn more about the types Continue reading 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards
All authors that have published in any of the Society of Misfit Stories publications (the anthologies or the magazine) may use the Apprentice Misfit logo at the bottom of this page on their website to celebrate their inclusion. Authors that Continue reading Artisan Misfits
I was sitting in the unemployment office, representing my employer in a hearing about an independent contractor trying to claim unemployment benefits. At one point the hearing was paused for some reason and I went into the waiting room to Continue reading Losing the War
Writing is difficult. There are tons of rules to filter through. Which “rules” are “rules” and which are just “suggestions?” Which rules are genre specific? Which rules are dependent on which version of English you are using (U.S. English and Continue reading Improve Your Writing With Three Little Steps
