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''''Exalted: In Northern Twilight''
at Amazon.com published by

White Wolf Publishing White Wolf Publishing was an American roleplaying game and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant

, and '' Little Yoshida'', a novel published as an electronic serial, by

Mind Storm Labs Mind Storm Labs is a media production company located in Ottawa, Ontario; Houston, Texas and Orlando, Florida. Their primary focus is on the production of tabletop role-playing games. Their flagship product is the tabletop role-playing game, ' ...

. She has been an author of, and contributing writer to, nearly forty role-playing games and game products (RPG)Current RPG Works
List on Amazon.com books from

White Wolf Publishing White Wolf Publishing was an American roleplaying game and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant

/CCP North America, and

Margaret Weis Productions Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a games publisher located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States and founded in 2004 after Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, the two founders of Sovereign Press, divorced. Games Margaret Weis Productions is pr ...

, 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. In August 2009, Hartley debuted ''One Geek To Another'', an advice, ethics and etiquette blog for the geek community. In 2010, One Geek To Another was nominated for an

ENnie Award The ENNIE Awards (previously stylized as ENnie Awards) are awards for role-playing game (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by Russ Morrissey of EN World ...

in the category of Best Blog. Hartley was born in

San Rafael, California San Rafael ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "Raphael (archangel), St. Raphael", ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), ...

and raised in the

Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley ( ) is a long valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, ...

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

. She lived for several years in

Easthampton, Massachusetts Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The city is on the southeastern edge of the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. The population was 16,211 at the 2020 c ...

and then in

Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee is a city in and the county seat of Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, United States. It is southeast of Tucson and north of the Mexican border. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 4,923, down from 5,575 i ...

. In October 2010, she returned to her native NW, and now resides in

Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( ) is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States of America, immediately east of Portland, Oregon. It is considered a suburb within the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. Though it began as a settlement in the mid- ...

Current projects

* ''The Shattered Glass Project'' - An urban fairy tale story and an experiment in patronage sponsored art.

Published works

Novels

* ''Little Yoshida'' (2010
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* ''Exalted: In Northern Twilight'' (2004)

Short stories and anthologies

* ''Hunger's Child'', in Human Tales (2011) * ''To Duty Bound'', in The Crimson Pact, Volume 1 (2011) * ''Stigmatized Property'', in Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas (2009)

Essays and nonfiction

* ''Rolling In the Aisles'', in Bones: Us and Our Dice (2010) * ''Zooloretto'', in Family Games: The 100 Best (2010) * ''Conventions for the Aspiring Game Professional'' (2009
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Role-playing games and supplements

* ''The Fear-Maker's Promise Compendium'' (2011) * ''Supernatural Adventures'' (2010) * ''Goblin Markets'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2010
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* ''City in the Sand'' ( Mind's Eye Theater – '' Vampire: The Requiem'') (2010
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* ''Personae'' – Ready Made Characters ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2009
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* ''Nosferatu – The Beast That Hunts The Blood'' ('' Vampire: The Requiem'') (2009) * '' Geist: The Sin-Eaters'' (2009) * ''Collection of Horrors: No Escape'' ('' Hunter: The Vigil'') (2009
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* ''Slashers'' ('' Hunter: The Vigil'') (2009) * ''Swords at Dawn'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2009) * ''Dancers in the Dusk'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2009) * ''The Selfish Succubus'' (Instant Antagonists) (2009
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* ''The Rose-Bride's Plight'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2008
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* ''Innocents'' (''

World of Darkness ''World of Darkness'' is a series of tabletop role-playing games, originally created by Mark Rein-Hagen for White Wolf Publishing. It began as an annual line of five games in 1991–1995, with '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', '' Werewolf: The Apoca ...

'')(2008) * ''Scion: God'' (''

Scion Scion may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Scion, a playable class in the game ''Path of Exile'' (2013) *Atlantean Scion, a device in the ''Tomb Raider'' video game series *Scions, an alien race in the video game ''Ba ...

'')(2008) * ''Rites of Spring'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'')(2008) * ''Midnight Roads'' (''

'') (2008) * ''Lords of Summer'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2008) * ''The Silver Ladder'' ('' Mage: The Awakening'') (2008) * '' Hunter: The Vigil'' (2008) * ''Witch Finders'' ('' Hunter: The Vigil'') (2008) * ''Autumn Nightmares'' ('' Changeling: The Lost'') (2007) * ''Reliquary'' (''

'') (2007) * ''The Mysterium'' ('' Mage: The Awakening'') (2007) * ''The Free Council'' ('' Mage: The Awakening'') (2007) * '' Changeling: The Lost'' (2007) * ''Scion: Demigod'' (''

'') (2007) * ''Saturnine Nights'' ('' Promethean: The Created'') (2007) * ''Magnum Opus'' ('' Promethean: The Created'') (2007) * ''Strange Alchemies'' ('' Promethean: The Created'') (2006) * ''Pandoras Book'' ('' Promethean: The Created'') (2006) * ''Compass of the Celestial Directions 1 – The Blessed Isle'' (''

Exalted ''Exalted'' is a high fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Publishing in July 2001. The game is currently in its third edition. It was originally created by Robert Hatch, Justin Achilli and Stephan Wieck, and wa ...

'') (2006) * ''Skinchangers'' (''

'') (2006) * ''Predators'' ('' Werewolf: The Forsaken'') (2005)

Editing and development roles

* ''Reliquary'' (''

'' 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: Interviewed with Eddy Webb,

Monica Valentinelli Monica Valentinelli is an Italian-American game designer, author, essayist, editor, and game developer. She studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison, and holds a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis. She started working in the hobb ...

and Kelley Barnes on 7 April 2011; The Shattered Glass Project on 21 March 2010; Guest Blog – ''13 Halloween Etiquette Tips From One Geek To Another''; Interviewed on August 13, 2008 by Jeremy Jones: ''Jess Hartley, Freelance Author & Editor Interview'' * The Successful Dilettante: Interviewed on April 20, 2007 by Susan Henderson. * The Escapist: Appeared on ''Tell Me About Your Character'' on May 19, 2006.

Podcasts

* RPG Countdown: Jess appeared on the following episodes: 22 April 2009 (''Collection of Horrors''), 15 July 2009 (''Ready-Made Player Characters (Changeling: The Lost)''), 12 August 2009 (''City in the Sand''), 9 September 2009 (''Geist: The Sin-Eaters''). *

Tri Tac Games Tri Tac Games is a publisher of role-playing games based in Pontiac, Michigan. The company is built primarily on the work of Richard Tucholka, its founder and president. Company history Tri Tac Games was founded in 1978 as "Tacky Tack Games". ...

Podcast: Jess appeared on the following episodes: 14 March 2011 (Episode 61: Gender Issues with Jess Hartley). * Fear The Boot Jess appeared on the following episodes: 29 July 2007 (''Interview Episode 4 – Changeling: The Lost'')

Video appearances

* GamesU 2009: Women in Gaming panel, featuring Jess Hartley, Monica Valentinelli and Juliet Meyers, 2009 * Planet Access. Live Video Interview Recorded at Connecticon 2007.

References

External links

Jess Hartley Official Web site
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Amazon.com Author List

Interview at FlamesRising.com
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