Author Archives: Meg

Reviewing School

A few months ago, I reviewed the novel School over at The Absolute, and the book is now out, with a quote on the back from my review! For some reason, they went with my summary and not with my … Continue reading

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Video Game Industry Rant — luckysipe’s old man blog

Harold has a good post up about monetizing in games, and I wanted to share it here: So, I was at a game demo event a couple of years ago in NYC. This sort of thing was mostly attended by … Continue reading

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Local Search Terms

Harold and I are in the car, when I notice a familiar name on a sign. Meg: Oh, that’s what *local business* is! I’ve been wondering who they are because they follow me on Twitter. I wonder how they found … Continue reading

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From The #SXSW Gaming Expo

South by Southwest is almost a month of interactive, film and music shows, held annually in Austin, Texas. The festival is known for emerging music, launches of innovative tech startups, professional development sessions, and A-list keynotes, as well as for … Continue reading

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Inspiring

We have new teachers starting at my work, including my friends Mor and James (Phase one of my plan to have every single person I like in North Carolina come work with me!). After class one day, we were talking … Continue reading

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From #SxSWi: Gigg

SxSW Interactive always includes launches of amazing new apps (and, yeah, some ridiculous ones, but let’s not talk about that). With Gigg‘s new music app, users can make and share cute combinations of music, song lyrics, videos, and pictures. Choose … Continue reading

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Shadows of Ghosts: The Civil War, With Centaurs

    When the story opens in Shadows of Ghosts, the southern provinces have recently seceded from the kingdom, due to their belief that centaurs aren’t quite human and should be kept as slaves. This has led to a civil way … Continue reading

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Indie Game Blog Carnival #1

Hello everyone! I’m at SxSW right now, and I’m either listening to an amazing session, drinking with friends, or completely lost on the complete opposite side of where I mean to be going. (That is how conferences go for me.) … Continue reading

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SxSW Summary

Got a little while between sessions? Here is a sponsored docking station with couches, free artisan cupcakes and free-trade fresh roasted coffee, gluten-free breakfast tacos, and organic champagne, and a promo model from another sponsor stops by bringing free beers every … Continue reading

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Bigger on the inside! #sxsw #drwho #blog

Bigger on the inside! #sxsw #drwho #blog

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