Jess Hartley

2010 Bio

For the last ten years, Jess Hartley has worked as a novelist and freelance writer, editor and game developer. She has written extensively for White Wolf Publishing, for the World of Darkness core game line, Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage: The Awakening, Promethean: The Created, Changeling: The Lost, Hunter: The Vigil, Geist: The Sin-Eaters, Exalted (Second Edition), and Scion. She's also done work in the gaming industry for Margaret Weis Productions on the Supernatural RPG line.

Her first novel, In Northern Twilight, was nominated for Best RPG-Related Novel in Pen & Paper's 2004 Fan Awards. Jess also writes "One Geek to Another", a weekly etiquette and advice column for modern geeks, and authored "Conventions for the Aspiring Game Professional", a .pdf product designed to help those who are interested in working in the industry. She guest-hosts "Out of Character", a weekly gaming podcast that is part of the Pulp Gamer Network.

Jess lives in Arizona, with her family and a menagerie of other interesting creatures, where she participates in a plethora of strange and curious pastimes which often make her neighbors and acquaintances scratch their heads in confusion. More information about Jess can be found through her website at www.jesshartley.com, and questions or inquiries can be addressed to “[email protected]”.