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Hey-hey-hey, podcaster and author P.C. Haring is in town, kicking back with Tee and Pip; so of course the mics are going hot. Here, Tee, Pip, and P.C. go into the mindset when you collaborate with other creators and play in another author’s sandbox.

00:00 — Introduction and Tangents galore

• The magic of a false start (and BTW, this is Episode 4…)
• Introductions all around that digress into impressions of Angry Birds
• Welcoming in-studio guest P.C. Haring, author of Cybrosis
• Taking a moment to remember Whrrl…
• …and Wingin’ It from Farpoint Media (where you might still be able to catch hints of Tee podcasting in 2005)

03:38 — Collaborating in Shared Universes

• Whose sandbox have you played in?
• What a dirty, dirty sandbox Erotica ala carte is…
  
• When working in a shared universe, how hard do the rules apply to your writing style?
• P.C.’s genesis of “The Seven” featuring Agent Brandon Hill
• Talking a bit about “The First Day”
• How guest authors go from writing in canon to creating canon (with a shout out to Jack Mangan)
• Defining boundaries with your guest authors (and being a pro about it)
• When you invite writers into your world, expect only one thing — the unexpected!
• Another advantage of playing in another’s world: Writing out of your comfort zone

33:38 — Writers Off the Clock: Gaming on the xBox 360

• P.C. Haring…also known as The Great Enabler
• The story behind the xBox 360, and how we were dodging the gamer’s bullet…until…
• It all started with Kinectimals and Dance Central…
• Tee squees hard over Batman: Arkham Asylum (and yes, even Pip, a bit of a Batgrrl…)
• Then comes Portal. (Damn you, P.C. Haring…)
• Tee flashes back to the days of Myst.
• And if our banter doesn’t convince you, take a moment to watch this…

• And here are a few of our current favorites on the iPad:
• Highborn
• Galaxy on Fire 2
• Angry Birds
• Crimson: Steam Pirates
• Cowboy Guns
• Battleheart
• Tetris
• Unblock Me
• Words with Friends
• Shout out to Felicia Day for her Guild goodness!
• The good and bad for gaming writers — Give yourself the break, but don’t get lost in the time
• Leave it to Mister J to get in the last word…