Scriptorium by Chris Rosser

Atom's okay, but I prefer VS Code →

Linked by Chris Rosser in Journal on 07 May 2021 ✪ Permalink

This article by SoftwareHow came across my radar today. It's a survey of text editors for the Mac. In fairness they did a pretty thorough job evaluating most of the usual suspects.

I agree that Sublime Text 3 is the best commercial text editor for...well every platform, but for their recommendation of Atom falls as the best free editor is off the mark. I think Atom's okay, but in my experience VS Code is far more performant, and useful to me especially for markdown and Python projects, where I spend most of my time.

Codex: open-source world-building

By Chris Rosser in News on 06 May 2021

Ahead of open-sourcing the guts of my Codex, I make some big updates to the design and layout.…

Journeyman has a new home

By Chris Rosser in News on 04 May 2021

With a little bit of routing magic in a YAML file, I partition my site to give the Journeyman a new home, making it easier to follow my solo RPG adventure.…

Pressure to Americanise my writing?

By Chris Rosser in Journal on 04 May 2021

A tweet thread about Commonwealth authors feeling pressured to Americanise their writing, gives me pause to reflect on my experiences which thankfully run contrary to this belief.…

Introducing Alashiya →

Linked by Chris Rosser in News on 03 May 2021 ✪ Permalink

Over in the Codex, I introduce Alashiya, my sandpit for solo RPG and stories, set in a world inspired by the ancient Aegean and Near East. I detail my inspiration for the geopgraphy and landscape, begin sharing some of the details about the main political and cultural centres.

I’ve made no secret that I studied archaeology as an undergraduate, and the Ancient Mediterranean, North Africa and the Levant held a particular fascination for me. This is my chance to rekindle that interest, and explore and to create in the medium I know best, and one I am only really beginning to explore.

In the spirit of world-building as I go, I'll fleshing out the world as I play my solo RPG campaign, the Journeyman.

VS Code

By Chris Rosser in Journal on 03 May 2021

Over on Twitter, I make a public admission about my surprising love for VS Code.…

Page Turner Awards →

Linked by Chris Rosser in News on 30 Apr 2021 ✪ Permalink

The countdown is on! Enter the 2021 Page Turner Awards now for your chance to win amazing publishing prizes, ranging from mentorship to audiobook production. What are you waiting for!? Submissions close May 31st.

For the writers out there I thought I'd mention the Page Turner Awards which is offering publishing prizes to writers and screenwriters.

New Alashiya map

By Chris Rosser in codex on 28 Apr 2021

Ahead of my first Journeyman solo RPG session on Sunday, I update the map of Alashiya.…

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