Preston DuBose

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About Preston DuBose
Preston DuBose has been writing professionally in the roleplaying game industry since 2003. He is most well known for co-authoring the modern horror RPGs Degrees of Horror and East Texas University (ETU), which won an Ennie Judge's Choice award in 2015.
The native Texan brings his love of local history and narrative to his adventures, many of which are set in modern-day Texas. In addition to his writing work, Preston also has several credits for book layout and editing. Aside from his work in the roleplaying game industry, he has been a ranch-hand, grocery store clerk, journalist, webmaster, and marketing pro. He currently holds a certification in payment card security, a field in which he practices when not writing.
He enjoys reading (obviously), shooting firearms recreationally, camping, and playing roleplaying games. He is married with two children.
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Blog postThis is just a short vaguebooking announcement that I’ve turned in the first of three manuscripts for one of the projects in the previous post. It feels really good to have it turned in, and knowing that the 2nd manuscript is about 90% complete. It’s a little frustrating not being able to talk about all the things I’m working on, but the good news is that this is one project that we won’t have to wait until 2023 to announce. I expect that by the end of the summer I’ll be singing about it from4 months ago Read more
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Blog postIt’s been a hot minute since the last update here, hasn’t it?
The good news is that I haven’t been idle. By now, Study Abroad has been released so you know what I was doing around 2018-19. Since then, I’ve spearheaded a new RPG based in Pinebox. It was turned in this past January, so now it’s in Pinnacle’s production queue. I have no idea when it will come to the top, especially since Pinnacle already had a lot of great projects (like the Fantasy Companion currently under crowdfunding4 months ago Read more -
Blog postIt’s true! The project is still in the secret phase, but I can share that it’s ETU related. At the moment I’m writing Savage Tales for it. Don’t expect this to drop in 2020, but do keep me honest by asking about my progress from time to time.
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Blog postIt's up to you to decide whether this blog title refers to me or my writing.
The novel I referenced last year got off to an exceedingly slow start, but I seem to be over the initial hump and the words are coming easier now. I guess all writers have their strengths and weaknesses, but somewhere along my writing career I've become really focused on structure. Do the scenes tie together? Do they support the theme? Does the characterization work to support both the theme and the story4 years ago Read more -
Blog postAfter 15 years professionally writing RPGs and a handful of short stories, a few weeks ago I embarked on a new project-- my first novel. Given that I recently turned in my latest RPG book to my editors, this just seemed like the right time to tackle this particular bucket list item.
For this book I've been following the excellent advice found in 2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love. Specifically, even though I've been writing for two we4 years ago Read more -
Blog postI had a revelation earlier today. I joined 12 to Midnight and began writing and publishing RPGs professionally in 2003. That means this year marks 15 years as an RPG industry professional. I don’t think I can entirely wrap my brain around that.
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Blog postI’m of an age in which I can claim having seen all three original Star Wars films during their original theatrical runs. That also means I remember seeing the 1980s Flash Gordon in the theater as well. At the time I think we were all hoping for another Star Wars, but that’s not what came to the screen. (In hindsight, it was the other way around. Little did I know at the time that Star Wars was a Flash Gordon tale, sans Flash.)
“I use these for smuggling. I never thought I’d be sm5 years ago Read more -
Blog postMy 2017 convention schedule is firming up, so I’m sharing my schedule in case anyone is interested in meeting up and chatting about gaming, writing, or even credit card security (my other specialty).
PAX South (San Antonio) (Friday-Sunday) OwlCon (Houston) (Saturday only) ChupacabraCon (Austin) (Friday-Saturday) So far I don’t have any out of state convention trips scheduled. If you’re a convention organizer I’d love to hear from you. I love going to conventions, running gam6 years ago Read more -
Blog postLast night I was on the phone with a writing buddy and he shared with me how he had written 6,000 words that day, to finish up a 10,000 word chapter. I’d also been assigned a chapter in the same book, so I thought it would be interesting to share with you my writing habits by comparison.
Right off the bat I’ll say I’m in awe of anyone who can write 6,000 words a day. Even if I had all day to write with absolutely no distractions I’m pretty sure I couldn’t pull that off. I am much mo6 years ago Read more -
Blog postLast night I was on the phone with a writing buddy and he shared with me how he had written 6,000 words that day, to finish up a 10,000 word chapter. I’d also been assigned a chapter in the same book, so I thought it would be interesting to share with you my writing habits by comparison.
Right off the bat I’ll say I’m in awe of anyone who can write 6,000 words a day. Even if I had all day to write with absolutely no distractions I’m pretty sure I couldn’t pull that off. I am much more6 years ago Read more -
Blog postIn 2008 half the population embraced “Hope and Change” because both were in short supply. In the eight years that followed, hope withered and not all the change was for the better. With this year’s presidential election, half the population embraced the opposing party’s slogan, “Make America Great Again,” apparently blind to the irony that both slogans spoke to the same thing.
It’s past time we faced some difficult truths. The political machine desperately needs you to keep overl6 years ago Read more -
Blog postIf you read my post from last week about giving Scrivener another try, then first I congratulate you on being possibly the only person in the world still reading this blog.
Now that I’ve been using the software for week or two I really look back and wonder what the big deal was. This is not hard. Different? Yes. Hard? Not really. Granted, in the 9 months since I first tried it the software went through a version update. Maybe the UI was tweaked to make it more intuitive?
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Blog postI know I’m late to the game, but the movie Limitless bubbled to the top of my Netflix disc queue and I finally got a chance to watch it. (Confession time: the disc came sometime back in December and sat unwatched for two months.) The basic premise is that a loser gets access to a secret, designer drug that lets a person “use 100% of the brain instead of the usual 20%.” On the drug, he knocks out a brilliant novel then goes on to play the stock market and broker a multimillion dollar merger. P9 years ago Read more
Titles By Preston DuBose
Here are just a few of the stories found within Buried Tales:
The Evil Within, by Derek Gunn - What could cause bodies to appear dessicated practically overnight? A rookie Sheriff's deputy refuses to turn a blind eye to Pinebox's unusual qualities when he teams up with the county's unofficial coroner to solve a series of murders.
Mother, by Trey Gorden - Art has never had what you'd call a successful life. In fact, you could call it downright cursed. But all of that could finally change after he sees a news story that offers a tantalizing hint about his mother's death. All he has to do is live long enough to see it through.
Blood-Born, by Charles Rice - A hospital visit turns violent for a recovering Leukemia patient. If Jack can't control the presence growing inside him, it threatens to consume him just as it has done his predecessors.
Lovable Creatures, by Jason Blair - Alby and Angie have seen some weird things during the graveyard shift at Speedy Pete's gas 'n beer. Things just got weirder.
Guitar Zero, by Shane Lacy Hensley - ETU student and hot-shot programmer Cal Griffis can't resist the challenge of hacking a dead friend's private hard drive. Unfortunately for Cal, this is one challenge he should have ignored.
The One That Got Away, by Preston P. DuBose - A fishing trip on Lake Greystone takes a turn for the strange when best friends Clay and Pete find a body in the water. Things get even more interesting when the "body" turns out to still be alive!
Pie, by Monica Valentinelli - One villain is pitted against another in this cat-and-mouse tale of murder, mistaken identity... and pie!