Hindsight is a work of fiction written by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 9 short segments (1 per week). Read Part 1 here first Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 of 9: The Saviors and the Failure For the next week, Stew tried not to look at any other words. He … Read more
Hindsight is a work of fiction written by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 9 short segments (1 per week). Read Part 1 here first Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 of 9: Studying for Futures Past Stew decided to stay on the project. Penny had left, leaving Tadahito, Romero, and McIntosh. They spent … Read more
Read Part 1 here first Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 of 9: Sacrifices The scores were posted on the wall of the reception area like middle school football team tryout results. With 46 questions correctly answered, Stew received the second highest score. A female Marine officer named Tadahito got 48 out of 50. … Read more
Read Part 1 here first. Then read Part 2. Then Part 3. Part 4 of 9: The Mysterious Test The CIA agent marched down the aisle and closed the door behind her. Stew unsealed the envelope and pulled out the test. It was multiple choice, several pages long, 50 questions. The only instructions were … Read more
Hindsight is a work of fiction written by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 9 short segments (1 per week). Read Part 1 here first. Then read Part 2. Part 3 of 9: The Young and the Restless “Did you date?” The bartender was watching Stew with one eye and keeping the other focused on unruly patrons. Despite … Read more
Hindsight is a work of fiction written by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 9 short segments (1 per week). Read Part 1 here first. Part 2 of 9: Remembering the Future Stew couldn’t help but skip class in high school. He loved the feeling of freedom, the exhilaration of defying authority. Even better, he liked taking people with … Read more
Today I revealed some news on Facebook that I’m really, really excited about: My book about Kickstarter will be published by Berrett-Koehler in 2015. Being a published author has been a lifelong dream of mine. I always pictured (and hoped, in a way) that the book in question would be a novel, but the fates … Read more
Yesterday I had a heated debate with a friend about Megabus vs. Amtrak. Megabus is a bus that offers super low fairs if you book your seat well in advance, and every day the price goes up a little bit. Amtrak is the system of trains in the US. The debate itself is irrelevant (it … Read more
I have some good news. A year and a half ago, I wrote a dystopian novel called Wrinkle. I revised it a few times, sent it out to beta readers…and then I got really busy with Kickstarter and game design. Aside from publishing a game, my other lifelong dream has been to publish a book. As has … Read more
I was interviewed tonight via Skype for an entrepreneurial blog. I love to talk about Kickstarter and Stonemaier Games, so most of my answers flowed easily. However, there was one seemingly easy question at the end that stumped me: What is your favorite quote? We ended the interview without me providing an answer, and I … Read more