I know when I get the urge to start GMing again it is usually because I have seen something so awesome, so incredible and so inspiring that I immediately think: "Wow. I need to run a game that gets at that feeling!" Sometimes this inspiring moment comes from reading a book, sometimes from becoming engrossed in the story or the mechanic of a video game and sometimes ...

I've got a few sites I visit really only because they give me great ideas for gaming. I'm partial to photos, since they give strong impressions and let me make my own decisions about how to incorporate them. Here's a quick run down of the sites and some recent goodies. National Geographic Photo of the Day has all kinds of awesome pictures of animals, exotic locations and foreign cultures. ...

I've tried different approaches to game prep over the years, but lately I tend to do it all in one big rush. The rush is preceded by brainstorming and outlining, but most of my prep happens all at once. One thing I've found about this method is that it's almost inevitable that I'm to going to get GM's block during prep. I reach a point where I just don't ...