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RPG Bloggers Unite! GenCon Panel

November 8, 2008 by Dave

At long last, the audio for our GenCon panel on being an RPG Blogger is up.

The panel includes:

  • Myself and Bartoneus
  • Yax from Dungeonmastering
  • Phil the ChattyDM
  • Tasha the StupidRanger
  • Bob from RPG Digest

(Which, you’ll note, includes all the founders of the RPG Bloggers Network.)

Therein, in addition to hearing all of our voices, is a lot of great advice for all the RPG Bloggers out there. Find out about why each of us got into it, what tips we can give about writing, receiving comments, search engine optimization (or lack thereof), what blogging platform we recommend, and being you when you blog.

Go give it a listen!

Show Notes:

  • Thanks to Don of PulpGamer for inviting us to do it and for editing.
  • Berin Kinsman of Uncle Bear, “the 1st blog”
  • Graham our tech guy
  • Mike Mearls, Keep on the Gaming Lands
  • Pro Blogger
  • SEO Book
  • WordPress

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Filed Under: Roleplaying Games Tagged With: gen con, gen con 2008, rpg bloggers

About Dave

Dave "The Game" Chalker is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Critical Hits. Since 2005, he has been bringing readers game news and advice, as well as editing nearly everything published here. He is the designer of the Origins Award-winning Get Bit!, a freelance designer and developer, son of a science fiction author, and a Master of Arts. He lives in MD with e and at least three dogs.

Comments

  1. Questing GM says

    November 8, 2008 at 2:29 am

    Thanks!

    This will really weather some of the storms going through for some of us.

    Questing GM´s last post: Word of Wizards – D&D Alumi: Fighting-Men

  2. The Game says

    November 8, 2008 at 11:13 am

    Questing GM: Hope it helps! Let us know if there’s any other advice we can give- as we point out in the panel, always happy to give our input.

    And keep up the good work on your Word of Wizards articles!

  3. Zachary says

    November 8, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Excellent work, Dave. I hope the RPG Bloggers will afford some of the same and expanded opportunities for these sorts of cool projects at Gen Con this year.

    Zachary´s last post: OK, Let’s Talk Game Balance

  4. Geek's Dream Girl says

    November 9, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    Thanks for reminding me about missing GenCon… WAHHHHHHHH! ๐Ÿ™ Next year I will be on the panel. Next year… so far away. ๐Ÿ™

  5. Don says

    November 11, 2008 at 2:33 am

    Thanks for doing the panel. It was great! I really enjoyed it!

  6. Bob says

    November 18, 2008 at 9:23 am

    Apart from Tasha and Phil I still have trouble working out whos who half the time in that podcast. Just means I have to listen to it yet again I suppose :p

    Bob´s last post: Giving Back To The Readers

  7. The Game says

    November 18, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    Bob: It’s hard to hear, but this other video from GenCon might help:

    since it features Bartoneus, myself, Yax, Tasha, and Phil from the panel to help match voices to faces. That just leaves (the other) Bob.

  8. Bartoneus says

    November 19, 2008 at 9:58 am

    @ Bob: I’m the one who talks a lot but never really gets around to making much of a point. ๐Ÿ™‚

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