Jess Hartley
{{Short description|American writer and game designer}}
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| birth_name = Christina K. Hartley
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|12|11}}
| birth_place = San Rafael, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Novelist, writer
| period = 2000–present
| genre = Fantasy, Role Playing Games, Historical fantasy
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| website = {{URL|http://jesshartley.com/}}
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Christina K. "Jess" Hartley (born December 11, 1967) is an American novelist, writer, game creator, and editor.
Hartley is the author of the novel Exalted: In Northern Twilight[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1588468615 Exalted: In Northern Twilight] at Amazon.com published by White Wolf Publishing, and Little Yoshida,{{cite web|url=http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=92677&affiliate_id=173492+|title=Alpha Omega Little Yoshida – Complete Saga – All Ten Episodes – Mind Storm Labs – DriveThruRPG.com|website=Rpg.drivethrustuff.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} a novel published as an electronic serial, by Mind Storm Labs. She has been an author of, and contributing writer to, nearly forty role-playing games and game products (RPG)[https://www.amazon.com/s?search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Jess%20Hartley Current RPG Works] List on Amazon.com books from White Wolf Publishing/CCP North America, and Margaret Weis Productions, as well as the editor for several projects from Steampower Publishing and Rogue Games.
From 2002 to 2005, Hartley produced the ongoing feature article, Forsoothly Spoken, for Renaissance Magazine as well as doing book reviews for the publication.{{cite web|url=https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/books/craft.html|title=Book Review at Renaissance Magazine|website=Renaissancemagazine.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519215552/http://renaissancemagazine.com/books/craft.html|archivedate=19 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/books/knight.html|title=Book Review At Renaissance Magazine|website=Renaissancemagazine.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401104627/https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/books/knight.html|archivedate=1 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/books/witch.html|title=Book Review At Renaissance Magazine|website=Renaissancemagazine.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020944/https://www.renaissancemagazine.com/books/witch.html|archivedate=18 March 2012}}
In August 2009, Hartley debuted One Geek To Another,{{cite web|url=http://www.purplepawn.com/2009/08/one-geek-to-another/|title=One Geek to Another – Purple Pawn|website=Purplepawn.com|date=27 August 2009 |accessdate=9 January 2018}} an advice, ethics and etiquette blog for the geek community. In 2010, One Geek To Another was nominated for an ENnie Award in the category of Best Blog.{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/2010-ennie-award-nominees/|title=2010 ENnie Award Nominees – Flames Rising Horror & Dark Fantasy Webzine|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}}
Hartley was born in San Rafael, California and raised in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. She lived for several years in Easthampton, Massachusetts and then in Bisbee, Arizona.{{cite news |last=Herberman |first=Karen |date=September 27, 2007 |title=Busy writer moves to Bisbee |newspaper=Bisbee Observer}} In October 2010, she returned to her native NW, and now resides in Gresham, Oregon.
Current projects
- The Shattered Glass Project{{cite web|url=http://www.jesshartley.com|title=The Shattered Glass Project|website=Jesshartley.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214094117/http://www.jesshartley.com/|archivedate=14 December 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/shattered-glass-project/|title=The Shattered Glass Project – Flames Rising Horror & Dark Fantasy Webzine|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://trollitc.com/2010/05/the-shattered-glass-project-jess-hartley-her-readers-and-nothing-in-between/|title=The Shattered Glass Project – Jess Hartley, her readers and nothing in between|date=12 May 2010|website=Trollitc.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415234824/http://trollitc.com/2010/05/the-shattered-glass-project-jess-hartley-her-readers-and-nothing-in-between/|url-status=dead}}- An urban fairy tale story and an experiment in patronage sponsored art.
Published works
=Novels=
- Little Yoshida (2010) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=92677&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- Exalted: In Northern Twilight (2004) {{ISBN|1-58846-861-5}}
=Short stories and anthologies=
- Hunger's Child, in Human Tales (2011) {{ISBN|0-9830993-3-2}}
- To Duty Bound, in The Crimson Pact, Volume 1 (2011) {{ISBN|0-9832631-5-9}}
- Stigmatized Property, in Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas (2009) {{ISBN|0-9819637-2-2}}
=Essays and nonfiction=
- Rolling In the Aisles, in Bones: Us and Our Dice (2010) {{ISBN|0-9818840-1-6}}
- Zooloretto, in Family Games: The 100 Best (2010) {{ISBN|1-934547-21-2}}
- Conventions for the Aspiring Game Professional (2009) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=64607&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
=Role-playing games and supplements=
- The Fear-Maker's Promise Compendium (2011) {{ISBN|978-1-58846-464-4}}
- Supernatural Adventures (2010) {{ISBN|1-931567-63-8}}
- Goblin Markets (Changeling: The Lost) (2010) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=64285&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- City in the Sand (Mind's Eye Theater – Vampire: The Requiem) (2010) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63660&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- Personae – Ready Made Characters (Changeling: The Lost) (2009) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=63120&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- Nosferatu – The Beast That Hunts The Blood (Vampire: The Requiem) (2009) {{ISBN|1-58846-351-6}}
- Geist: The Sin-Eaters (2009) {{ISBN|1-58846-377-X}}
- Collection of Horrors: No Escape (Hunter: The Vigil) (2009) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=61520&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- Slashers (Hunter: The Vigil) (2009) {{ISBN|1-58846-744-9}}
- Swords at Dawn (Changeling: The Lost) (2009) {{ISBN|1-58846-370-2}}
- Dancers in the Dusk (Changeling: The Lost) (2009) {{ISBN|1-58846-361-3}}
- The Selfish Succubus (Instant Antagonists) (2009) [http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=65813&affiliate_id=173492 PDF Download]
- The Rose-Bride's Plight (Changeling: The Lost) (2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081010072501/http://www.white-wolf.com/index.php?line=news&articleid=1022 PDF Download]
- Innocents (World of Darkness)(2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-713-9}}
- Scion: God (Scion)(2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-470-9}}
- Rites of Spring (Changeling: The Lost)(2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-716-3}}
- Midnight Roads (World of Darkness) (2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-712-0}}
- Lords of Summer (Changeling: The Lost) (2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-715-5}}
- The Silver Ladder (Mage: The Awakening) (2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-438-5}}
- Hunter: The Vigil (2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-718-X}}
- Witch Finders (Hunter: The Vigil) (2008) {{ISBN|1-58846-722-8}}
- Autumn Nightmares (Changeling: The Lost) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-531-4}}
- Reliquary (World of Darkness) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-492-X}}
- The Mysterium (Mage: The Awakening) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-434-2}}
- The Free Council (Mage: The Awakening) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-432-6}}
- Changeling: The Lost (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-527-6}}
- Scion: Demigod (Scion) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-469-5}}
- Saturnine Nights (Promethean: The Created) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-609-4}}
- Magnum Opus (Promethean: The Created) (2007) {{ISBN|1-58846-608-6}}
- Strange Alchemies (Promethean: The Created) (2006) {{ISBN|1-58846-607-8}}
- Pandoras Book (Promethean: The Created) (2006) {{ISBN|1-58846-488-1}}
- Compass of the Celestial Directions 1 – The Blessed Isle (Exalted) (2006) {{ISBN|1-58846-690-6}}
- Skinchangers (World of Darkness) (2006) {{ISBN|1-58846-335-4}}
- Predators (Werewolf: The Forsaken) (2005) {{ISBN|1-58846-326-5}}
=Editing and development roles=
- Reliquary (World of Darkness for White Wolf Publishing – Developer (2008)
- The Future Soldier's Battlefield Handbook for Steampower Publishing – Editor (2007)
- The Lemurian Candidate for Steampower Publishing – Editor (2006)
Media mentions
Jess Hartley has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.
=Websites and blogs=
- Flames Rising:{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/|title=Flames Rising|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Interviewed with Eddy Webb, Monica Valentinelli and Kelley Barnes on 7 April 2011;{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/paths-of-storytelling-interview/|title=Interview with Paths of Storytelling Authors – Vampire: the Masquerade – FlamesRising.com|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} The Shattered Glass Project on 21 March 2010; Guest Blog – 13 Halloween Etiquette Tips From One Geek To Another;{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/13-halloween-etiquette-tips/|title=13 Halloween Etiquette Tips – Jess Hartley – Flames Rising Horror Webzine|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Interviewed on August 13, 2008 by Jeremy Jones: Jess Hartley, Freelance Author & Editor Interview{{cite web|url=http://www.flamesrising.com/jess-hartley-interview/|title=Jess Hartley Interview – Flames Rising Horror & Dark Fantasy Webzine|website=Flamesrising.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}}
- The Successful Dilettante:{{cite web|url=http://susanhenderson.typepad.com/the_successful_dilettante/|title=The Successful Dilettante|website=Susanhenderson.typepad.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830074058/http://susanhenderson.typepad.com/the_successful_dilettante/|archivedate=30 August 2011}} Interviewed on April 20, 2007 by Susan Henderson.{{cite web|url=http://susanhenderson.typepad.com/the_successful_dilettante/2007/04/issue_20_featur.html|title=The Successful Dilettante Interviews Jess Hartley|website=Susanhenderson.typepad.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830073840/http://susanhenderson.typepad.com/the_successful_dilettante/2007/04/issue_20_featur.html|archivedate=30 August 2011}}
- The Escapist:{{cite web|url=http://www.theescapist.com/|title=The reality of fantasy games|website=Theescapist.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Appeared on Tell Me About Your Character on May 19, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.theescapist.com/tellme/tmayc023.htm|title=Tell Me About Your Character: Jess Hartley|website=Theescapist.com|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004102258/http://www.theescapist.com/tellme/tmayc023.htm|archivedate=4 October 2011}}
=Podcasts=
- RPG Countdown:{{cite web|url=http://rpgcountdown.com/|title=RPG Countdown|date=7 March 2009|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307234612/http://rpgcountdown.com/|archivedate=7 March 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/rpgcountdown|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Jess appeared on the following episodes: 22 April 2009{{cite web|url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-04-22|title=RPG Countdown (22 APR 2009)|date=23 May 2009|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523190900/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-04-22|archivedate=23 May 2009}} (Collection of Horrors), 15 July 2009{{cite web|url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-07-15|title=RPG Countdown (15 July 2009)|date=28 July 2009|accessdate=9 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728123959/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-07-15|archivedate=28 July 2009}} (Ready-Made Player Characters (Changeling: The Lost)), 12 August 2009{{cite web |url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-08-12 |title=RPG Countdown (12 August 2009) |accessdate=2009-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818192922/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-08-12 |archivedate=2009-08-18 }} (City in the Sand), 9 September 2009{{cite web |url=http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-09-09 |title=RPG Countdown (09 September 2009) |accessdate=2009-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109023712/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-09-09 |archivedate=2009-11-09 }} (Geist: The Sin-Eaters).
- Tri Tac Games Podcast:{{cite web|url=http://tritacsystems.podbean.com|title=Tri Tac Games Podcast|first=PodBean|last=Development|website=Tritacsystems.podbean.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Jess appeared on the following episodes: 14 March 2011[http://tritacsystems.podbean.com/2011/03/13/episode-61-gender-issue-with-jess-hartley/] {{dead link|date=January 2018}} (Episode 61: Gender Issues with Jess Hartley).
- Fear The Boot{{cite web|url=http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/|title=Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast|first=Dan|last=Repperger|website=Feartheboot.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Jess appeared on the following episodes: 29 July 2007 (Interview Episode 4 – Changeling: The Lost){{cite web|url=http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/?p=223|title=Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast » Blog Archive » Interview Episode 4 – Jess Hartley|first=Dan|last=Repperger|website=Feartheboot.com|accessdate=9 January 2018}}
=Video appearances=
- GamesU 2009:{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/neoncon|title=geeqlife|website=YouTube|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Women in Gaming panel, featuring Jess Hartley, Monica Valentinelli and Juliet Meyers, 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVfGsb59U88 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/FVfGsb59U88 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Women in Gaming – GamesU 2009|date=9 April 2010|accessdate=9 January 2018|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
- Planet Access.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/PlanetAccess|title=PlanetAccess|website=YouTube|accessdate=9 January 2018}} Live Video Interview Recorded at Connecticon 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcduecX17tY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YcduecX17tY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jess Hartley Interview|last=PlanetAccess|date=24 April 2008|accessdate=9 January 2018|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214094117/http://www.jesshartley.com/ Jess Hartley Official Web site]
- {{cite web|url=http://animecons.com/guests/bio.shtml/2007/Jess_Hartley|title=Jess Hartley Biography @ AnimeCons.com}}
- [https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=jess+hartley&x=0&y=0 Amazon.com Author List]
- [http://www.flamesrising.com/jess-hartley-interview Interview at FlamesRising.com]
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