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Big Age of Quorum news, as promised - Charlie Adla

Big Age of Quorum news, as promised - Charlie Adlard, legendary artist of The Walking Dead, has joined our team as our first Executive Producer!

Find out more via our Kickstarter, where you can back us in its final stages - we need you: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1622307513/age-of-quorum (link in bio!)

#thriller #newyearseve #ageofquorum @agequorum #bristol #shortfilm #film #writing #writerslife #blackwriters #mentalhealth #writersofcolor #writersofinstagram #amwriting #fictionwriter #bame #blackauthors

At MCM Birmingham? Come find me at the Writers B

At MCM Birmingham?

Come find me at the Writers Block table 8 for some award-winning (and only ever so occasionally horny) steampunk, fantasy and sci-fi comics!

#mcm #mcmbirmingham #mcmbirminghamcomiccon #comicbooks #comiccon #graphicnovel #smallpress #indies #writersofinstagram #writerslife #conventionlife #blackauthors

Another Kickstarter update for our short film, Age

Another Kickstarter update for our short film, Age of Quorum from our director @yoms! This time touching on some personal aspects and a little music...

Please share and back us if you can - link is in my bio!

#thriller #newyearseve #ageofquorum @agequorum #bristol #shortfilm #film #writing #writerslife #blackwriters #mentalhealth #writersofcolor #writersofinstagram #amwriting #fictionwriter #bame #blackauthors

Ever had a New Year's Eve go horribly wrong? This

Ever had a New Year's Eve go horribly wrong?

This is one such night.

And it will change one young man forever.

We're jubilant, scared and proud to present Age of Quorum, a short psychological thriller about the fever-pitch excitement surrounding a young man’s horrific New Year's Eve as the clock anxiously ticks closer to midnight.

To bring this short film to life, we need your help - so we've launched a Kickstarter to raise funds and get it off the ground. Perks include a signed script, credits in the movie and more.

This is my first film credit (and first assistant producer credit), so I'm very excited to see this come together. But we can only do that with you.

Please share and back us if you can - link is in my bio!

#thriller #newyearseve #ageofquorum @agequorum #bristol #shortfilm #film #writing #writerslife #blackwriters #mentalhealth #writersofcolor #writersofinstagram #amwriting #fictionwriter #bame #blackauthors

Last day of #SDCC2024 - low on stock (and sleep) -

Last day of #SDCC2024 - low on stock (and sleep) - come on by small press area, table p09 and say hi!

#SDCC24 #sdcc #comicbooks #comiccon #graphicnovel #smallpress #indies #sandiegocomiccon #writersofinstagram #writerslife #conventionlife #blackauthors

Yup. We back at it again. (Bonus Cheesecake Fa

Yup.

We back at it again.

(Bonus Cheesecake Factory pre-stomach destruction pic)

#sdcc #sdcc2025 #comicbooks #comiccon #graphicnovel #smallpress #indies #sandiegocomiccon #writersofinstagram #writerslife #conventionlife #blackauthors

So, I... erm... won? Last night I got awarded the

So, I... erm... won?

Last night I got awarded the @gamedevheroes Writing + Narrative gong. Just... wild.

Still kinda taking it all in, but very honoured, humbled, grateful and happy - I was amongst incredibly talented writers in my fellow nominees, and that would have been enough. So to be given the actual award is mind-blowing.

Massive thanks to all the judges, organisers, sponsors and those who nominated me, who all made this happen (as well as some kind souls who got me to the event). I know this is a pretty rough time in the industry right now - to say the least - and the first half of the year has been difficult for a variety of reasons, so I'm especially appreciative for any bright spots or celebrations like this. Things can get better 🙏🏿

I also was lucky enough to catch up with a lot of friends at both Game Dev Heroes and @developbrighton, old and new, which was awesome - friendly faces only made an amazing 24 hours even better, even if we only chatted for a few minutes ❤️

(What was less awesome was being reminded that seagulls run Brighton as if they're the Mafia. Ruthless. To whichever ones that decided to stop me from sleeping by screeching all night and morning... I took that personally. I'll be back for you.)

#gamedev #writing #writerslife #videogames #blackwriters #gaming #writersofcolor #writersofinstagram #amwriting #videogamewriting #videogamewriter #fictionwriter #bame #blackauthors #gaming

Very proud to be a narrative advisor in an excitin

Very proud to be a narrative advisor in an exciting new programme which can help you enter the world of interactive storytelling.

@brightblack_productions in partnership with @screen.south and @britishfilminstitute are offering paid places for twelve projects on DevelopCreate XR: a national programme for story makers from all backgrounds to develop a player-centred XR experience.

If selected, you'll develop full length genre-based stories over a 9 month paid programme, with support via learning labs, mentoring sessions and more.

I'll be at an outreach session on Monday 8th July in Birmingham, so if you're interested come along, all details are right here: https://www.bright-black.org/opportunities

Deadline for applications ends after Wed 24th July, so don't hang about!

#XR #VR #VirtualReality #metaquest #metaquest2 #metaquest3 #videogames #stories #genre #interactive #playablemedia #gamedev #writing

Last month I had the pleasure of being invited bac

Last month I had the pleasure of being invited back to @centerframeclub's Script Club, this time to talk about Ridley Scott's Napoleon. I was alongside host Luke Foster, screenwriter/script consultant/editor David Wigram, and screenwriter/filmmaker Liz van Ingen, delving into the creative choices made in the script, the difficulties of historical accuracy and the hilarious inclusion of an ancient internet meme.

Centerframe very kindly took a clip from the recording that I could use to post here - you can check out the whole episode (along with my analysis of Get Out) here: https://www.centerframe.com/script-club

#centerframeclub #writersofinstagram #writerslife #blackauthors #scriptclub #movies #films #filmanalysis #napoleon #ridleyscott

Honoured to be talking at @porticolibrary in Manch

Honoured to be talking at @porticolibrary in Manchester today for #FestivalOfLibraries - Portico Public Programme Committee Chair, @zebracab and I will be exploring representation in modern comics, as well as having some fun with a workshop on how to create your own diverse characters.

#graphicnovelwriter #gamedev #writing #writerslife #videogames #blackwriters #gaming #writersofcolor #writersofinstagram #amwriting #videogamewriting #videogamewriter #fictionwriter #bame #blackauthors #gaming #fantasy

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