A warrior returns home from a holy war, burdened by a blood debt to the gods. With the world he left behind in tatters, he must reconcile his role in his family’s undoing.
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A young bard and his master travel to a remote castle in a wild, untamed valley. They uncover a dark secret and set off a chain of events that will alter the fate of two powerful realms.
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Lillian Kasparu thought the tapestry of her life was already woven. Contentment through marriage was hers for the taking, or so her father promised.
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Rolling my eyes at a silly intergenerational spat between Jeremy Clarkson and Greta Thunberg, I speculate on what it will take to solve the climate change crisis and conclude that it’s not science.
After yet another dodgy, unsolicited business proposal, I write an open letter to those whose business strategy entails criticising web design and SEO optimisation, hoping I'm dumb enough to part with my money.
After breaking Scrivener for iOS with two massive project files, I vent my spleen about Scrivener’s biggest weakness.
Sick of poorly made drawing tablets, I upgrade to an iPad mini 5 and draw my first map using Procreate with the Apple Pencil.
Ten days into NaNoWriMo 2019, I realise the event no longer holds any value for me, while changes to its website have killed the social experience.
On his spinoff site, Chris asks if a Grammarly Premium subscription is worth it for writers and editors.
As of July 2019, I'm making headway on the first draft of A Man at Arms, book 3 of The Lords of Skeinhold while The Prince's Bastard mellows for another month before I revise the manuscript. A Man at Arms is looking to be meydarkest story yet, so if you love your fantasy with plenty of gore and horror, stay tuned!
I've got a painful bout of surgery next month, that will make it difficult to talk, so I'll be putting The Bottom Drawer on a brief hiatas, but keep your eyes peeled and your podcatcher ready for the next episode!
I'll also be posting my first Scrivener tutorial soon.
As a teaser, I'm also thinking of projects beyond my current series and Weaver of Dreams. I'm building a new PC workstation for mapping, and will start world-building very soon!
Chris Rosser
