"In Northern Twilight is an epic romance, an epic battle between good and evil, an epic struggle between the spiritual world and the world of men... a grand epic, made so by the wonderful characters and descriptive narrative of Jess Hartley!" - Joe Rixman, Barking Fish Lounge Productions
"Yes, yes, it's an intriguing story in a richly realized world with gorgeously vivid action scenes, but that's not important. The IMPORTANT thing here is that I get my hands on the next one." ~Jim Butcher, NY Times Bestselling Author
"Not only did In Northern Twilight surprise me, with its depth of feeling and amazing characterization, but it also kept me intrigued from beginning to end." - ShanWolf, Amazon Reviewer
"Madness has never been so beautiful." - Anonymous reviewer of Changeling: The Lost
“I have reviewed some of the books Jess Hartley worked on. Invariably, they were some of the best books I have looked at. She has earned her reputation for good work.” - Jeremiah McCoy, The Basics of the Game
“Jess was an incredible and charming guest at Anime North. She was patient, understanding, willing to work hard for the convention and an all around joy to have.” - Jonathan Lavallee - Head of RPG Gaming for Anime North
"Jess Hartley brings a lot of creative energy to any project. She also tells one hell of great ghost story." - Matt McElroy, FlamesRising.com
"Hartley’s prose is buoyant and flexible; her characters are rich and dark; and her sense of story is matched only by her dynamic sense of pacing." - Jeremy Jones, Flames Rising
“One of the nicest things about Jess Hartley’s work is that Jess understands what it takes to run with the big, white dog and small-press publishers alike. If you’ve read ‘Changeling: the Lost,’ then you know what I’m talking about.” - Game-designer and novelist Monica Valentinelli, author of The Violet War
“Jess takes project outlines and criticism and turns them into pure awesome.” - Eddy Webb, White Wolf
“Check out Jess Hartley's One Geek to Another. If Miss Manners rolled mad nat-20's, this'd be her outlet!” - Martin Henley
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In Which We Juggle!
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:52
- Written by Jess Hartley
Spring-turning-to-Summer is a crazy time of year, and this year it seems especially so. I'm juggling two big projects at the moment, both which I am very excited about!
Shattered Glass (my patronage project) is coming along. I finished two chapters last week and got them out to my editor, Jason Corley, and I'm thrilled to be making forward progress on it.
In addition, I'm elbow-deep in the White Howler Tribebook at the moment, under the expert tutelage of Stew Wilson. It's requiring a lot of in-depth research on early Scottish history, to do the tribe justice, which is slow-going, but very interesting. I just finished the Sample Characters and sent them off to Stew, and he was generous enough to post them out to the White Wolf Blogs for folks to take a peek at. Keep in mind, this is just a first draft, and we're early in the writing process, so details are likely to change!
Well, back to the keyboard!
In Which We Discuss World of Darkness 101
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2013 15:51
- Written by Jess Hartley
Tonight I spoke with Pete Figtree of Ruthless Diastema, via Google Hangout. The topic at hand was World of Darkness 101, and Pete really put me through my paces with questions about the history of White Wolf and the World of Darkness, as well as the setting material, game themes, and other interesting tidbits.
You can watch the YouTube Video here.
However, there is only so much that one conversation can cover, so I've collected links that will be useful if you're wanting to learn more about these topics.
Click More below for the list!
In Which We Discuss CrowdFunding for RPGs
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- Published on Friday, 22 March 2013 08:24
- Written by Jess Hartley
Today at 2pm, I'm going to be at GameStorm on a panel discussing "CrowdFunding for RPGs". However, I realize that not everyone who is interested in this topic can attend this awesome convention (although they should.) In researching the topic, I've come across a plethora of great resources on crowdfunding, whether via KickStarter, IndieGoGo or other crowdsource sites. As a service to those who can't attend the panel, I'll link them here:
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