Starburst Work
I am a columnist, reviewer and editor for long running sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine, Starburst.
Editorial wise, I handle TTRPG, Event, Book-ish and Merch related things. This means spending a lot of time reading and reviewing, going to book events, handling the book side of the industry and generally making sure we cover the best stuff coming out that month.
I write two monthly columns for the magazine. Brave New Words is a miniature rant on the nature of bookish things; I mostly talk about the inudustry and it’s a mix of gossip and book recommendations. I also produce a boardgames / TTRPG column called Roll For Damage, which is a bit of a soap-box. Neither are online, you’ll have to go into the outside world and grab a copy of the print magazine.
I de-facto do geeky theatre stuff for the magazine as well ; it’s mostly genre related shows at events such as the Edinburgh Fringe or The London Lovecraft Festival, but I also get out to the West End and Broadway when I can.
I also manage two of the Magazine’s awards; The Brave New Words Award (for literature that is Brave and New) and The Starburst Hero Award for Literature. The latter is an award for those who are significant to the community. That’s currently on hiatus until the Starburst International Festival comes back.
Ed Fortune 
Dear Ed Fortune,
Hello! I’m Lilly, a college student from Shanghai, China, majoring in Theatre Management. I’ve recently been browsing and researching extensively on new stage productions from around the world for my undergraduate thesis.
When I read about The Twenty-Sided Tavern online, I thought it was a very interesting combination of game and theatre, but there was so little information available online that I cannot carry out research on it. I read your review article of it, and I wonder if you could answer me:
1. Does the play have a main story? Is it like an adventure game with the main line of getting equipment and fighting monsters to win in the end?
2. What percentage of the play do you think is improvised by the actors?
3. In your experience, was it more the performance of the actors or the interactive nature of the play that made it so enjoyable?
4. Would you be interested in seeing this play again, or even multiple times?
I would be very appreciative if I could get a reply from you.
Sincerely,
Lilly (Shuxin Lü)
lvsx0601@126.com
Odd place to contact me, but sure:
1) Yes, it’s a D&D scenario with a beginning, middle and end and the crew work toward it. Think ‘Critical Role’ but with more interactive toys and more ‘theatre style’ performance.
2) At least half
3) The performers
4) Yes.