Chris Rosser - Scriptorium

14. Pulling the plug

I snuff out the last candle in the Scriptorium and take an indefinite leave of absence from publishing.

After playing a solo roleplaying session in Sydney, I consider the pros and cons of using game mechanics to write narrative fiction.

I review Josh Stolarz's Dungeon Map Builder for Procreate, Photoshop and Affinity Photo

I refresh my Weaver Cycle book covers using some traditional design tools and a little AI magic supplied by Canva and Stable Diffusion.

An admission of failure, and a long overdue writing update.

I switch to a mechanical keyboard, and after two weeks of use, I won't ever go back to a membrane board.

I bow to peer pressure and buy a mechical keyboard.

I buy a ten-year-old ThinkPad and turn it into a dedicated, distraction-free writing machine

Faced with the need to scale my website beyond a few fancy landing pages, I make the seemingly odd choice of remaking it with MkDocs.

Swords are common as clay in fantasy, but how much does fantasy reflect the reality of the Medieval societies on which most settings are based?

I explore ways to create a distraction-free writing environment

I work through the concept of building an author's website, from content and design to the tech stack.