How to Make the Most of Scotland's Unique Character
Scotland has long been celebrated for its cultural distinctiveness: its people, landscape, history, folklore, and culture have been the basis of, or found representation in, an incredible number of novels, films, and games. This workshop will look at what makes Scotland's 'character' so unique and therefore so valuable to writers of fiction and games. We will explore how to bring Scotland alive in written work, focusing on lived experience and research as a means of achieving uniquely Scottish representations of places, people, and events, both historical and modern. And, in doing so, explore how we can use uniquely Scottish elements to enrich our fiction and games.
As author of the multi-award-winning 'Shadows Over Scotland' sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game and the novel 'This Dying Machine' set in post-war Glasgow, Stuart will share a trove of tips and tricks for researching and incorporating Scotland's rich history and culture into works of fiction.
The workshop will call on a wide range of examples from different genres and media, but will also call on participants' experience and input throughout, seeking to make the workshop both practical and engaging.
Your Workshop Leader
Stuart Boon is a writer, university lecturer, and game designer. He is best known for game fiction, most notably "Shadows Over Scotland" (2011), which won a number of prestigious gaming awards including Best Roleplaying Supplement or Adventure at the 38th Annual Origins Awards (2012), 'Gold' Best Setting at the ENnie Awards (2012), and Best Adventure Collection at the Diehard GameFAN 2011 Tabletop Gaming Awards. Stuart's fiction to date has focused on weird and speculative fiction occasionally diving into horror and fantasy. His first novel 'This Dying Machine' is currently in edit and tells the story of a soldier's struggle to return to normalcy in post-Great War Glasgow while suffering from acute neurasthenia.
About the event:
Running time: 105 minutes including breaks
Venue: Cheviot Room
Tickets: £19.50 / £16 (plus 50p booking fee)
The event will be take place in-person. Workshops are not recorded.
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