Scriptorium
Writing, reviews and tutorials by Chris Rosser
Pressure to Americanise my writing?
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.
Isn’t writing supposed to be fun?
After a month-long break, I return to writing my novel, only to realise that grinding through the rest of draft is a big mistake. It's time to face reality and ask myself what I really want from writing.
D&D from an author’s perspective
I give my perspectives on D&D as a fantasy author, and share what I like about the hobby and how I think it can make me a better writer
'Secret tunnels' near Tintern Abbey
This landed in my RSS reader today. I modelled Hafran Abbey in my fantasy setting on Tintern Abbey on the English-Welsh border, and since it plays a big role in forthcoming novel The Weaver's Boy I am sorely tempted to add this into the story! A mysterious network of tunnels
Gamifying story creation
An experiment to plan out a short story with a rules-lite RPG system, some roll tables, and a fistful of dice.
How to write a series with Scrivener
I combine seperate book projects into a single Scrivener project.