Who am I?

I’m Jesper, an author to be.

For those curious, here’s a little about myself. I’m a graphic designer, been one for 30+ years and have owned and run 3 magazines. The first one was an early attempt at an RPG magazine called Magus. We were way too young to make it then, though. Years later, I made a magazine for students in high schools and colleges in Denmark; we made 30,000 monthly copies. The third was a magazine about all that was happening in Copenhagen (where I’m from), theater, movies, etc., distributed to 130,000 households every month at its height. So, I have real-life experience with making magazines and a love for the media.

I’ve been roleplaying since 1982. I started with Red Box D&D and have been through all the editions. I have also had tons of fun with dozens of other RPGs, from total niche to huge blockbusters. I’ve played Fantasy Warhammer, RoleMaster, James Bond, Twilight 2000, Star Trek, Star Wars, Mage the Ascension, Shadowrun, and much more.

Underways, I started to make maps for the stories, then became a moderator, under the handle ‘tilt,’ on Cartographers Guild, a map-making forum with 20,000+ members, learning more about the hobby. Even made a map for a Danish roleplaying game along the way. Also made maps for books for other authors than myself. My D&D/Roleplaying stuff, you’ll find on Encounter Depot.

Back in my early teens, after being introduced to Dungeons & Dragons, I started reading fantasy. The first books were the danish editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but after reading them, I started reading in English as the market for danish fantasy was basically non existent. Since then I’ve swallowed series after series, and love the genre.

I’m working on three books currently. One contemporary fantasy, and two more classic fantasy books set in the same city, one of them Young Adult. 

I’ll update on this blog when I have the time, so not as often as I would like, I can already say. 🙂

Hope you enjoy the blog, and feel free to contact me with questions. No – not you online marketeers – you’re going in the ban-bin. 🙂

Jesper