Who's That (Other) Guy?

Diverging (slightly) from Kevin's posts, I thought I'd jump in early in this process for a brief introduction. My name is Dan, and I'm the guy in the background. You know, this guy:

Yeah, that guy. He shows up. He does his job and gets stuff done. Ask and he will deliver (he seems pretty solid)! He's there for the big, important moments! He can swing a sword and kill orcs!*

But you don't see him much. Doesn't talk much. He probably doesn't have a name. (Seriously, we need some fanfic on that character, and I want to know who that actor is that he got TWO full face shots in a pivotal scene of a massive blockbuster! Did he just shuffle to the front of the crowd when they were shooting?)

I digress. I'm the admin guy and the support crew. I run the Web site, I handle the tools. I'm building the wiki. And I'm prepping myself for a not-so-hostile takeover of the Discord server. And the coordination of the alpha and beta reader groups. It's quite a bit. But I like to stay busy.

Kevin is clearly the ideas guy - well, I'm the systems guy. Take it, make it run, and let him focus on the important stuff - the stories!

And that's exactly the way I like it!**

This is not my first endeavor with * cough * Kevin, and we've found that we work extremely well together. I'm truly excited to see what he is creating, and what we can build with a little help from our friends! I was there at the beginning, just mindin' my eaves. Now I'm here for the adventure and you couldn't drag me away.

So maybe I'm being a little self-deprecating. Maybe I'm a little above "Anonymous Rohan Soldier #7" in the scale of things. I do have a name. And I do talk (frequently, and at length - just ask my students). More like Sundance to his Cassidy. Or Sancho to his Quixote. OR Alfred to his Batman (He's Batman!). Or...or...Samwise to his Frodo.

Yeah. That's the one. Always around, always ready. Let's head for Mordor.

Speaking of which, we need beta readers! (I mentioned it above - keep up!). Sign up here at the site or reach out - I'll get you an invite! Like I said - imminent takeover!

*For those of you who read this far: point of fact, I can swing a sword. Kevin taught me. And continues to teach me!

**If I keep at it, maybe someday I get to be THIS guy: