While I’ve had to slow down the HDWT tour, I still intend to keep doing it. So I wanted to address two points: Who exactly is this Keith guy anyway, and why am I doing this? Since I was a child, I’ve been interested in storytelling. Professionally, this has taken me in a number of different directions. I’ve designed MMORPGs, written novels, worked on RPGs and had the good fortune to see my own world released, and explored storytelling in the card game Gloom. On the side, I’ve run interactive literature games and written a single issue of a comic. Each has its own unique...

In theory I return from Australia today… but there’s dust storms in the city that may play havoc with my flight.  Overall, the trip has been a mixed experience. My goal in traveling is to meet interesting people and see inspiring places, and I certainly accomplished the first part of that. My hosts in both Sydney and Brisbane were wonderful, and I met other interesting people at GenCon Oz. But due to my novel deadlines, I really didn’t get out to see much of the surrounding area. It’s my fault; it’s simply been harder to write while traveling than I’d hoped,...

I’ve been to many interesting places over the past few months, from Seattle to Slovakia. On the 9th of August, I returned to Colorado. A few days later I set off again for GenCon Indy – one of the largest gaming conventions in the US. Once upon a time, I used to go to these conventions to play games and have fun. I can still remember my very first GenCon, when Gary Gygax signed my copy of The Temple of Elemental Evil. These days I don’t have much time to play games. Instead I’m the one signing books. As a freelancer, GenCon also provides an important opportunity to network...

Hey all. I’m still in Germany, working on my novel and getting ready to start the trek back to the US. I’ll be going to GenCon in just over a week, and I hope I’ll have a chance to catch up with people there. It’s always busy, and I have some business to deal with and work to do while I’m there, as is almost always the way. I’m going to make Thursday evening my general hanging-out evening – following the Eberron seminar, I’d like just take time to hang out with anyone who’d like to talk about Eberron or anything else. If you’re going to...

I’m busy working on my novel, but I wanted to share this important news bulletin I saw when I was in Edinburgh!

So what’s this all about? I’ve resolved to spend a year traveling around the world, meeting my fellow gamers and telling stories in exchange for hospitality. I’m trying to visit as many different countries as I can. As a writer, I’m interested in meeting interesting people and seeing or doing things that may provide inspiration for future stories. As a gamer, I want to see how the hobby has spread around the world and to hear your stories. I want to share one of my games with you and see how it turns out with your players. So if you’re interested in having an unusual...

I’m always interested in adding additional stops to my world tour. Here’s the list of the places I’ve currently been invited to. If you’re from a state or country not on this list (or just consider your home city to be irresistably fascinating) and are willing to put up a wandering DM for a few nights in exchange for an Eberron game, let me know; you can find more information in the Getting Involved post in the About The Journey section. FUTURE STOPS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois,...

I’ve left Sweden, and settled in at my home for the next week here in Germany. Unfortunately, I’m going to be spending this week hammering away on my current Thorn of Breland novel. As a result, I’m not going to be able to meet up with the various people who have extended invitations to me in Germany, and I also won’t have much time to fill in the blanks on my blog. But I do plan to get to both as soon as I can! I’m also hoping to get some gaming articles up, or at least collect a few of my longer posts from other sites. So, it may be quiet for the next few days, but...

I’ve been traveling for about three months now. I’ve met fascinating people and seen amazing things. Unfortunately, between my breakneck pace and the fact that I’m trying to work on a novel while traveling, I don’t have too much time for blogging. I’ve already filled an entire notebook, and I’ve nearly run out of space on my hard drive with all the pictures I’ve been taking. I certainly intend to tell some of those past stories as time permits. At the moment, it’s late; I’m heading to Germany tomorrow; and I need to be thinking about that novel....