My outline for the 3rd book in my traditional fantasy trilogy is FINALLY finished! The Scrivener document is built out with chapters/scenes as a skeleton based on the outline. Tomorrow, I delve into writing the first words of this novel to work toward closing out a 16+ year journey on this trilogy.

Over at @gnomestew.bsky.social's podcast, I jumped on the mics with @orikes.bsky.social and @tgimenezrgm.itch.io to talk about what it takes to be a good player at a #ttrpg session. gnomestew.com/gnomecast-24...

Gnomecast 241 - Seeking Good Players

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GC_241_Seeking-good-players_final.mp3 Join Ang along with JT and Tomas as they talk about what they think makes for good players. What qualities in a p...

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Sand and Storm is live! In this anthology, I have another Marcus Barber story (of Modern Mythology fame), but it's set in his distant past when he's "only" a few hundred years old. This was a fun story to write and I hope you enjoy it! books2read.com/links/ubl/4j...

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I hopped on the mics (and camera!) with Micah from EmberWrite to chat about outlining. It's a passion of mine. We talked about how to start, how to evolve your outlining process, and how mine has changed over the decades. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZJ...

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I got on the @gnomestew.bsky.social mics with @orikes.bsky.social and @soless.bsky.social to talk about how to teach new rules to players. We cover quite a bit, and have some fun stories to tell along the way. gnomestew.com/gnomecast-23...

Gnomecast 238 - Teaching New Rules

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GC_238_teaching-new-rules_final.mp3 Join Ang, Josh, and JT as they talk about how to teach new rules to your tables. They cover their best practices,...

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The second part of my two-part article on GM/player interactions for #ttrpg settings is now live over at @gnomestew.bsky.social! gnomestew.com/gm-player-in...

GM/Player Interactions, Part 2

Last month, I introduced some aspects of GM/player interactions, and I'm going finish off what I have for you on this topic here and now. Make Things Interesting GMs should set up and introduce inte...

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Real Life can interrupt your #ttrpg sessions, slow down the progress of your story, and sometimes even halt campaigns. Over at @gnomestew.bsky.social, I got together with @orikes.bsky.social and @soless.bsky.social on the mics to talk about what all this entails. gnomestew.com/gnomecast-23...

Gnomecast 236 - Real Life Interruptions

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GC_236_Interupting-Life-final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate the curveballs life throws at us and gets in the w...

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Part 1 (of 2) of my "GM/Player Interactions" post is now live over at @gnomestew.bsky.social! This two-parter details how we can get along better at the table. gnomestew.com/gm-player-in...

GM/Player Interactions, Part 1

The tabletop role playing experience is a collaborative one. That's a well-established fact. To properly collaborate, everyone at the table needs to be aware of the interactions at the table. I'm not ...

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Over at @gnomestew.bsky.social's podcast, I joined @orikes.bsky.social and @clight101.bsky.social to talk about narrative positioning. What it is. How the GM/players use it. How games enable it. How to not abuse it. All that good stuff! gnomestew.com/gnomecast-23...

Gnomecast 234 - Positioning the Narrative

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GC_234_Fictional-Positioning_finals.mp3 Join Ang along with Chris and JT as they talk about Narrative Positioning! What even is that and what does it m...

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It's been a decade (plus some days) since my 1st article for @gnomestew.bsky.social dropped. That first article was... rough.... Yeah, we'll call it that. I've improved over the past TEN YEARS, and I can wait to see what comes next. Here's a retrospective of the time. gnomestew.com/10-year-retr...

10 Year Retrospective

10 Years Wow. I've been roaming these halls and avoiding the stew pot for 10 years now. Just wow. Rough Start I've been writing for Gnome Stew for ten years now. My first article dropped on March 28,...

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Tentacles and Tides is live! It's the latest anthology I'm in from Opal Kingdom Press. My story is The Emerald Cube and is about a down-on-his-luck gambler who reluctantly takes an offer he can't refuse from a water spirit. You can find it here: books2read.com/tentacles-an...

The Modern Mythology series is now back in stock on my personal site. Now, with the new (non-AI) covers in place. Thanks to Derek Stevens for his fantastic artwork on the covers. You can find links to all three books (on my site and at most major online vendors) here: jtevans.net/publications...

I hopped on the hot mics for a @gnomestew.bsky.social podcast with @orikes.bsky.social and @soless.bsky.social to talk about running published adventures. We had a great time in our conversation. Come give a listen! gnomestew.com/gnomecast-23...

Gnomecast 231 - Running Published Adventures

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GC_231_Running-Published-Adventures_final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about the ins and outs of running published adventures! Whet...

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I'll be at COSine Convention in Colorado Springs this weekend! My schedule: Sat, 12PM: Cripple Creek Room: Actually Finishing Your Projects Sat, 5:30PM: Atrium: Author Signing Sun, 2PM: Cripple Creek Room: Writing While Neurospicy Can't wait to hang out with friends (new and old) for a few days.

How do you get a fresh start in your tabletop RPG games? It's a new year, after all. Maybe a time for a fresh start of some flavor? Head on over to @gnomestew.bsky.social to check out my latest article on this topic. gnomestew.com/fresh-starts/

Fresh Starts

It's a new year! Time for resolutions (I don't do those, BTW). Time for fresh outlooks on life. Time to plan some goals (I do make goals for the year, BTW). Time for some fresh starts. These fresh sta...

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Trickster's Laugh is now live in print! It's also out as an eBook. Pick your favorite way to read from your favorite vendor here: books2read.com/b/4jVG1X

Banner year in writing and publications for me. I've had 5 short stories released into the world. I also rereleased 2 novels in my Modern Mythology series and added a third volume to that series. All in 2025. Good year of writing and publishing for me. My goods are here: books2read.com/jtevans

The third volume in my Modern Mythology series is now live as eBook. (Print version coming once I have the author proof in hand and approve it.) You can find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G9TSR3LZ/

I got together with @orikes.bsky.social and @clight101.bsky.social for a @gnomestew.bsky.social @Gnomecast on how to get a #ttrpg campaign started. Primarily focused on how to connected all the characters together. gnomestew.com/gnomecast-22...

Gnomecast 226 - Get this Party Started

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GC_226_Getting_Started_final.mp3 Join Ang, Chris, and JT as they discuss different methods to pulling a party of characters together at the start of ...

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My latest @gnomestew.bsky.social article is all about how players and GMs can work together to make the game more personal for everyone involved. It's NOT session zero material, but info to gather from the players between session zero and session one. gnomestew.com/make-it-pers...

Make It Personal

Session zero is packed. Like, really packed, with so many things to do and consider and take care of. There's establishing the style/theme/tone of the game. Discussing safety tools. Establishing a gen...

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This upcoming Sunday (November, 16th), I'm joining 17 other authors at Black Forest Brewing Company (original location in Black Forest) in an in-person book sale event. Come get some books signed! Come get some beers! It's a great time to pick up gifts: www.facebook.com/events/82248...

Stone and Sky from Opal Kingdom Press is an anthology centered around gargoyles and is now live! I have a story in there that took me THREE TRIES to get a good starting scene going, but I managed to still crank it out and edit it in a single day. books2read.com/stoneandskya...

I'll be at @milehicon.bsky.social this weekend! My schedule won't fit in a post here, but it is on my web site. jtevans.net/my-appearanc... I hope to see lots of friendly faces there throughout the event.

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Hey everyone, I've launched a new venture! I've been a freelance editor, book formatter, cover designer, web designer, and author coach for a while. I've now made everything official with the launch of Kilnar Author Services. If you have need of any of the above, hit me up at www.kilnar.com.

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Huh. I had a post go up on @gnomestew.bsky.social Friday, and I totally forgot to post about it! It's about the differences between small and large groups of players at the table and how it can affect your gameplay and session management. gnomestew.com/small-groups...

Small Groups vs. Large Groups

How large is your RPG group? Small? Large? Average? What are the ramifications of each size of group? Do you have too few players? Too many? It all depends on what you're looking for in your games and...

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I hopped on the mics for a @gnomestew.bsky.social Gnomecast with @orikes.bsky.social and @whatdoiknowjr.bsky.social a while back. The episode about dealing with analysis paralysis in your #ttrpg sessions dropped today. gnomestew.com/gnomecast-22...

Gnomecast 222 - Combating Analysis Paralysis

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GC_222_Combating-Analaysis-Paralaysis-final.mp3 Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they talk about how to combat analysis paralysis! What do you do wh...

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What elements of character do you put into your NPCs during your #ttrpg planning? You don't need to go overboard, but there are some basics to cover. I have a new @gnomestew.bsky.social article up that talks about these basic elements of NPCs. gnomestew.com/basic-elemen...

Basic Elements of NPCs

NPCs in your RPGs come in all shapes, sizes, purposes, abilities, and reasons. It's near impossible to enumerate all of the facets of an NPC or why they are in the storyline. Despite the Herculean tas...

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I hopped on the mics for a @gnomestew.bsky.social Gnomecast with @orikes.bsky.social and @clight101.bsky.social to talk about getting your players to not focus on the inconsequential things in your #ttrpg sessions. We had a blast chatting with one another! gnomestew.com/gnomecast-22...

Gnomecast 221 - Fixating on Trifles

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GC_221_Triffles_final.mp3 Join Ang, Chris and JT as they chat about what to do when your players get fixated on trifling matters that you didn't intend...

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Viper's Bane (the second Modern Mythology novel) is back in print! You can find out more details here jtevans.net/2025/09/vipe... or find it at most retailers (the list is growing as the book gets pushed out) here books2read.com/b/b58gd6

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Another short story from my Modern Mythology setting is live and out in the world! books2read.com/talons