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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
 Posted - 25 Jan 2015 : 20:56:55
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Gen Con Roommate(s) Wanted!
I have reserved a hotel room for Gen Con.
It’s at the Baymont Inn & Suites Plainfield/Indianapolis Airport Area. Here’s their website.
http://www.baymontinns.com/…/baymont-inn-and…/hotel-overview
The room’s reserved for Wednesday check-in, Sunday checkout.
My total bill is $396.86. Pretty cheap for Gen Con!
But it could be a lot cheaper, and to that end, I’m looking for a person or person to share the room and cut my cost in half or into thirds. The room’s got two double beds in it. If two people are comfortable sharing the bed that is not mine, we can do thirds.
The bad news is that this hotel is 14 miles and change away from the convention center. It is, however, on the con’s Green shuttle route. Here’s the current info on the con shuttle system, which I anticipate using. You’ll notice they haven’t posted a price for this year’s all-weekend ticket yet. Last year it was $50. I trust it won’t be too much higher this year.
http://genconshuttle.com
Here’s info on taxi fares in Indianapolis. It looks like you could make a cab trip from the Baymont to the con or vice versa for around $35 including tip. Obviously, share the cab with fellow con members and that starts looking more viable.
http://www.ycindy.com/fare_estimator/
Here’s info on Indianapolis’s Uber rides. It looks to me like they would make the trip for around $20. Again, share the ride and this looks better.
https://www.uber.com/cities/indianapolis
So, any interest? |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2015 : 16:17:21
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I reviewed THE LOFT for the Dirge Magazine website. You can read that here:
http://www.dirgemag.com |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
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Richard Lee Byers
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 27 Feb 2015 : 03:24:37
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| A treasure trove of thoughts on writing. Nice! I particularly relate with wanting to read something outside the genre you're writing in. It's like Monty Python: "..and now for something completely different." Thanks for sharing, Richard! |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2015 : 14:46:50
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| Glad you found it interesting. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1600 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2015 : 17:52:06
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Dear Mr. Byers,
I've written this question in a thread here in Candlekeep. Since I still haven't read your Rage of Dragons' trilogy (which I still intend to buy, BTW), and one of the characters in the books is an avariel bladesinger, Maybe you could help me with my questions:
"Hi, fellow sages!
I was looking for information on winged elven bladesingers, since this is the racial prestige class of the avariel in Races of Faerûn. I was intrigued about their existence, since I read somewhere that most avariel disappeared at the time of the establishment of the Dracorage Mythal, and that Bladesong was supposedly created a thousand years after that. But then I found out these informations were not in canonic material, but in the (excellent, I'd say) Elves of Faerûn PDFs.
Are there canonical sources for the disappearance of the avariel (I think it was probably kind of gradual, but when would one consider them "lost", or already seen as legend)? What about the origins of bladesong, are they mentioned officially anywhere? If so, could you please indicate those sources?
And for our musings: would avariel bladesong styles be different from land-bound elf styles? Maybe more related to birds than to mammals?"
Could you please bring me some light over these questions? Thank you in advance! |
"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."
The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood) |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 06 Mar 2015 : 15:45:45
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Barastir, there is some info on avariel in one or more of the FR sourcebooks, but at this late date, I no longer remember which. I'm sorry, but it's been a long time since I wrote THE YEAR OF ROGUE DRAGONS, and I've written millions of words of material since.
I can tell you that I tried to be consistent with everything that had been established and then extrapolated from it to a degree. WotC accepted my extrapolations (which are in the novels) which in theory makes them canon now as well.
I can also tell you that I used the general information on bladesingers to create my character. I don't recall finding any info on avariel blade singers specifically. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 06 Mar 2015 : 15:46:30
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I'm delighted to announce that I will be writing three Iron Kingdoms novels for Privateer Press#8203;.
The novels will star the Black River Irregulars, who previously appeared in my novella "Murder in Corvis." If you haven't read that one and would like to, you can find it here:
https://skullislandx.com/iron-kingdoms/murder-in-corvis |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 06 Mar 2015 : 18:32:15
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
I'm delighted to announce that I will be writing three Iron Kingdoms novels for Privateer Press#8203;.
The novels will star the Black River Irregulars, who previously appeared in my novella "Murder in Corvis." If you haven't read that one and would like to, you can find it here:
https://skullislandx.com/iron-kingdoms/murder-in-corvis
Awesome! Are these going to be actual dead tree publications? So far, they've only given us one of those... |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2015 : 15:00:16
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| Not sure yet. Stay tuned for further details. |
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 08 Mar 2015 : 14:58:18
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| Ok, Mr. Byers, and thank you very much for your answers, anyway! |
"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."
The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood) |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2015 : 14:07:02
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The horror anthology RESONATOR: NEW LOVECRAFTIAN TALES FROM BEYOND (in which I have a story) is available now. You can get it on Amazon or straight from the publisher Martian Migraine Press;. Here's a link to the latter:
http://martianmigrainepress.com/RESONATOR-New-Lovecraftian-Tales-From-Beyond |
Edited by - Richard Lee Byers on 13 Mar 2015 14:07:57 |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 15 Mar 2015 : 03:27:22
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I see that the SHADOW OF THE DEMON LORD Kickstarter has hit the Stretch Goal that is a new short story by me. I'm excited to get a chance to play in this cool new dark fantasy universe.
If you haven't gotten around to checking out the Kickstarter yet, you can do that via this link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432417423/shadow-of-the-demon-lord |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2015 : 20:15:11
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| Convention plans pretty much finalized for 2015. Barring catastrophe, I will definitely be at the World Horror Convention/Bram Stoker Awards Weekend, Oasis, Gen Con;, Dragon Con, and Necronomicon Convention;. Hope to see many of you fine people at one or another of them. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2015 : 16:50:53
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According to Amazon, the anthology THE FALL OF CTHULHU has been available for a month. How did that slip past me? Anyway, I have a story in it, and I hope you'll check it out.
http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Cthulhu-Horrifi…/…/ref=sr_1_cc_2…
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
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Richard Lee Byers
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Richard Lee Byers
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Richard Lee Byers
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Richard Lee Byers
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2015 : 15:41:27
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I'm on Episode 50 of Armand Rosamilia's podcast, recorded at the World Horror Convention. You can listen to that here:
http://armcastpodcast.libsyn.com |
Edited by - Richard Lee Byers on 15 May 2015 15:42:32 |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 17 May 2015 : 23:11:14
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What professional events am I doing at Gen Con;, you ask? So far, these. (This is all my Gen Con Writer's Symposium stuff. Editors and publishers may ask me to do additional panels, signings, or whatever closer to the time.)
THURSDAY
Business of Writing 101 - 9 AM
Where to Start the Story - 11 AM
When to Show, When to Tell - 2 PM
Writer's Organizations (SFWA, IAMTW, and More) - 3 PM
FRIDAY
Authors to Inspire You - 3 PM
Characters: Epiphanies and Defining Moments - 6 PM
SATURDAY
Sentient Non-Humans - 2 PM
SUNDAY
Satisfying Conclusions - Noon |
Edited by - Richard Lee Byers on 18 May 2015 01:34:56 |
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