From io9 - How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes You A Better Author


With all the recent silly hysteria about D&D, its nice to read an article that's positive and inspiring.

How Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes You A Better Author

 and check out the original article here...

Writers reminisce about Dungeons & Dragons


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  1. Matt StaggsFebruary 19, 2010

    Thanks for the link! Be sure to check out my original article (this is what IO9 linked to), as well. It's at suvudu.com.

    I'm a lifelong gamer and was utterly incensed by Laurel J. Sweet's idiotic insinuations. That post, in some ways, was a response to that.

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  2. John WFebruary 19, 2010

    I put a link to the original article.

    When I read the Laurel J. Sweet piece all I could think was, is it 1982, and is Patricia Pulling going to start appearing on TV again. It's absolutely ridiculous what people still believe about DnD.

    Great article.

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  3. Fran TerminielloApril 15, 2010

    There's been a lot of words of warning from RPG bloggers who are also authors saying that D&D can delude DMs (and sometimes players) into thinking that they have what it takes to become a writer. I disagree in some respects. It makes sense that someone who is creative and imaginative would get into the hobby, but I don't see sense in discouraging would-be writers from trying.

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  4. DungeonmumJanuary 19, 2011

    There's been a lot of words of warning from RPG bloggers who are also authors saying that D&D can delude DMs (and sometimes players) into thinking that they have what it takes to become a writer. I disagree in some respects. It makes sense that someone who is creative and imaginative would get into the hobby, but I don't see sense in discouraging would-be writers from trying.

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  5. John L. WilliamsJanuary 19, 2011

    I put a link to the original article.

    When I read the Laurel J. Sweet piece all I could think was, is it 1982, and is Patricia Pulling going to start appearing on TV again. It's absolutely ridiculous what people still believe about DnD.

    Great article.

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  6. Matt StaggsJanuary 19, 2011

    Thanks for the link! Be sure to check out my original article (this is what IO9 linked to), as well. It's at suvudu.com.

    I'm a lifelong gamer and was utterly incensed by Laurel J. Sweet's idiotic insinuations. That post, in some ways, was a response to that.

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