Adelaide’s AVCon 2023 - That’s a wrap!

4 August 2023
Writer’s Newsletter - 1st edition

Adelaide’s AVCon 2023 - That’s a wrap!

by S. M. Grey - August 2023 

AVCon 2023 is finished, and what an event it was! Thank you to each and every one of you who stopped by to say hello. Everything turned out better than I could have asked for.  

Below, you’ll find this month’s recommendation. It’s a good one! 

THIS MONTH’S TOP STORY

Still image from “Children’s Toys” 

Autodale: The Animated Series

created by David James Armsby 

I stumbled upon the Autodale series late one evening just a few weeks ago. The first episode that caught my attention was “Friendly Shadow” but, as keen as I thought I was to sleep, I watched the whole collection in one sitting. 

Each episode stands well on its own, and when viewed as a whole, the series is marvellous. With each iteration of the series, it feels like there are more and more mysteries just below the surface that the characters intentionally turn a blind eye to - barring the Exceptional Girl, and her ilk. Ignorance is bliss… for a while, anyway. 

The series touches upon subjects like a desire for same-ness, empathy/lack thereof, whether or not to question the status quo, and where the line should be drawn when it comes to desperate measures. When your sunk cost fallacy is so sunken, what do you do? 

David’s commentary and illustrations in his “Making Of” videos go on to highlight the amount of care, detail, and passion he’s put into this project. He’s done the Autodale series almost entirely on his own, and has an incredible talent. 

Highly recommend the series for fans of post-apocalyptic, dystopian sci-fi with a touch of Fallout. 

Future Plans 

Current plan is to roll out one of these newsletters on the first Friday of every month. I’ll scribble in sci-fi/fantasy recommendations, along with some tips & tricks for writing. 

In between, I’ll be working on the sequel to the Stormforged (and maybe some smaller stories along the way). You’ll get sneak peeks right here, so stay tuned. 

As far as events go, I’ll be at Adelaide’s Supanova Comic Con this year, on November 4-5. 

Until next time!