Year: 2014

We’re at three weeks in! If you’ve managed mast of the days so far, you’re doing an excellent job! With record cold and record heat romping all across the United States (in the same week), let’s take a look at environmental stress in our creative endeavors. How often does it come into play? Many times…

I’m sure you’ve heard this one before: In the darkest places of the world, ancient evils slumber. This trope is common to fantasy and horror. For your challenge today, take this trope and give it a twist. To help you get started, try making a list of everything this trope makes you feel. Then make…

Last night I went out and saw Transformers: Age of Extinction. It was pretty bad, but I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway. Today’s Creativity Challenge has a similar theme, in that it encourages you to go against your better judgment – create something in a genre that you would normally not think to touch. If you’re…

Today’s challenge asks you to draw inspiration from pulp fiction. Whether that’s Pulp Fiction the movie, an old Conan the Barbarian tale, or some other story from the heyday of pulp, is entirely up to you. This fits really well with Savage Worlds, so if you’re not feeling the visual medium today, go right ahead…

First up, the news! Silver Gryphon Games has again been nominated for the Ennie for Fan’s Favorite Publisher! That means several of you have nominated us for your favorite publisher in the world, so you have our thanks for that! This is our 4th time being nominated for this very prestigious award, and this year…

Exotic locations give us thoughts and ideas we wouldn’t normally think of. Sometimes changing a venue can get those creative juices flowing in ways that you can’t even imagine. We can get stagnant in our normal places; the smells, sounds, and tastes are all familiar. So get up, and get out! Find some place that…

We’ve been posting (almost) daily for the past two weeks, talking about our creative challenge and not a lot else. Today we’re going to switch that up a little. Christmas in July Every year, we participate in the Christmas in July Sale at Drive Thru RPG and RPG Now! This year we’re giving you a…

Most professional writers, artists, and composers will do something in their field every day for practice. Sometimes it’s a preferred writing exercise, or a sketch, or a quick little composition, depending on the person’s field. Some of our favorite exercises are timed exercises, which work best with sketches and writing. When it comes to keeping…

Environment can do as much for the creative process as any other inspiration that you may have. Your workspace is a reflection of your thought process in general, and what you find in it can often tell a lot about your own drives and what is dear to you. For today, take a look around…

Whoops! We missed a day. That means that today counts as double points! Things seem to work better in twos anyway; two hands, two feet, two thumbs, two eyes…certain things were just designed to be done in pairs. When one of those pairs is disturbed, it can mean major life changes, even if it’s just…