This week I sit down with Bruce Nesmith to discuss what he has learned from his lifelong career in game design as well as what it is like moving into novel writing in his "retirement" years.

For those who don't know, Bruce started out in tabletop RPG design at TSR. He worked on MANY different products, but most notable (to me anyway) was his early involvement in the Ravenloft setting. In 1995 he made the switch to computer games by joining Bethesda Game Studios to work on Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. He remained with Bethesda until recently, working on Oblivion, The Shivering Isles, and being the lead designer on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Most recently, he has ventured into novel writing, with his debut novel being Mischief Maker: Norse Mythology Reimagined. He followed that up with Odin's Escape and is working on the third novel in the series.

Bruce can be found:

-> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065304827763

-> Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Bruce-Nesmith/e/B08YKG3DM4

And his newest novel can be found at https://read.amazon.ca/kp/embed?asin=B09Z9GBG69&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_6ZBCYY46TGD8GDYZCVNA

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