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I wanted to call this section "metagaming," but nowadays that usually means "playing the game with an in-character awareness of the influence of the game rules on the world." This section of my site is really about gaming in general, running games, what gamers do and should do, what it's like working in the game industry, and how you can get involved.

6/11/04 Respect, about a little bit of my gaming history and how you can respect someone and still disagree with them.

1/29/04 How I Got A Job At TSR ... what worked for me might work for you.

12/9/03 Questions About The Gaming Industry and Freelance Writing, my advice for people who want to get a job writing professionally in the tabletop RPG industry. Includes a link to a Russian translation of this article on a Russian gaming site.

11/15/03 Breakdown of RPG Players, the result of a big marketing survey by WotC in 1999. An interesting read. Quoted with permission from a post by Ryan Dancey.

7/14/02 Donut Cores and Forgotten Rums, an allegorical story about writing fantasy books.

4/3/02 Sean's Gen Con Tips, Rules, and Things To Bring.

The PBEM FAQ - alternately known as the "Argosy of PBEM Advice," or "Zen & the Art of PBEMs," etc., etc.; instructions and advice for playing in or running a play-by-electronic-mail role-playing game. I did not write this document, I'm just archiving it.