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By trhickman, August 28, 2010 10:01 am

This is the second half of Tracy Hickman’s interview on ‘Fear the Boot’ podcast this week.

• (0:19) The role of online communities in finding, building, and sustaining an audience. If you’re interested in Dragonlance, be sure to check out the Dragonlance Nexus.
• (3:44) The value of art, entertainment, and ideas on the internet. Why free may not always be the best price. Tracy’s plan for nurturing new authors in this environment.
• (14:34) Tracy’s experience of co-authoring with his wife. The importance of a continual feedback loop in the creative process. The struggles of writing and the joys of having written.
• (19:43) The Dragonlance movie. Watching other people take over your creative properties, and the “original bad deal” that gets you published.
• (25:17) Whether Tracy ever plans to do anything more that’s directly in the RPG market. His new book series, starting with Song of the Dragon.
• (29:20) What’s up with the dragons? That question leads into a discussion on the monomyth, cognitive dissonance, and the human penchant for narrative.

Hosted: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne. You can visit this episode on the Fear the Boot episode web page or listen to it right here…

Hickman on Fear the Book – Part II

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By trhickman, August 19, 2010 7:33 am

Tracy Hickman was interviewed on the ‘Fear the Boot’ podcast this week, with the first half of his interview available now.

• (0:32) Who Tracy Hickman is and where you probably know him from.
• (3:41) The story of how Tracy’s wife and a missed ride got him into gaming.
• (8:25) The current trend in complexity and execution of roleplaying games. Be sure to check out both X-treme Dungeon Mastery and Killer Breakfast.
• (27:41) Raising his son in the hobby, and the experience of co-writing X-treme Dungeon Mastery with him.
• (30:56) The strangest places he’s seen his own material, and the unique relationship between an author and reader.
• (36:52) The impact of social networking and new media on the publishing industry … with a discussion on the dragonsbard series.

I hope you’ll join us there for the second half of the interview next week in which we talk more about new media, Dragonlance (including the movie), community building, my upcoming projects, and more! Hosted: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne.

You can visit this episode on the Fear the Boot episode web page or listen to it right here…

Tracy Hickman – Part 1

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By trhickman, May 20, 2010 6:50 am

I just want to give all of you a heads up this morning. In approximately two weeks, I’ll be making a game changing announcement … a new direction for Laura and I to explore on this Sea of Possibilities. We’ll be inviting each of you to join us in this new and, we think, very exciting journey. Get the word out because this one will be a mind-bender!

I’ll give you more details on the exact dates as it gets closer … but for now  just know that something BIG is coming!

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By trhickman, May 4, 2010 10:33 am

As a special thanks on this upcoming Mother’s Day here in the United States, I wanted to share this with you…

This is from the movie ‘Babies’ being released this weekend. I’m looking forward to it!