This is a question that bounced around my head for a while. Before I talk about how I felt and when I decided to use the word author, I asked the writing community of Twitter what their thoughts were; This question was something that prayed on my mind quite a bit when I started writing … Continue reading When Can You Call Yourself an Author?
Author: Gareth Ellis
Writer and player of things.
Friday Blog – Bread Recipe
Welcome to the end of another week. It's been an odd week here, a lot going on and I've been in a fair bit of pain. I'm taking today off to relax and play the new Stardew Valley update. But, as a few people wanted to know the recipe for the bread that I posted … Continue reading Friday Blog – Bread Recipe
Concrete Genie – It’s Not Vandalism it’s Art! (Review)
Concrete Genie is an action-adventure game released for the PlayStation 4 in October 2019. In Concrete Genie the player controls a young artist named Ash and makes excellent use of PS4 Dualshock's motion controls to control his paintbrush and create landscapes in the town of Denska to remove the "darkness" and restore it to it's … Continue reading Concrete Genie – It’s Not Vandalism it’s Art! (Review)
Monday Writing Update
Just a quick update today as we're off for our pre-plaster inspection of our new house. When I get back to writing, I'll be continuing with my second draft of Blindsighted. Last week I got around halfway through and even managed to add an extra 4000 or so words for the extra bits I wanted … Continue reading Monday Writing Update
Publishing Perils and Mental Health
I self-published The Next Stage back in October. Before I did this, however, I sent it out to a few publishers that when I didn't hear back from, I decided to go ahead with publishing it myself. A few weeks ago I received an email from one of the publishers that I'd sent to, saying … Continue reading Publishing Perils and Mental Health
January PSNow – Frostpunk (Review)
January's PSNow titles were Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite, Frostpunk, Surviving Mars and The Crew 2. As I've played the three Bioshock games a number times - there's never too many - I decided to give something I'd never played a go; I chose Frostpunk. Frostpunk is city-building survival game that was released in April … Continue reading January PSNow – Frostpunk (Review)
Writing Update – Blindsighted Second Draft
A few weeks ago I finished the first draft of my new paranormal/ horror story Blindsighted. Rather than taking a break from writing I decided to jump straight into another WIP this one an as yet untitled sci-fi. I've got a few chapters and have a vague idea of where I'm going with it but … Continue reading Writing Update – Blindsighted Second Draft
Hip Update + Bonus Recipe
It'll soon be the year anniversary of when my hip started to hurt - woo!Sometimes I don't feel like I've come very far with it. I'm on a high dose ofstrong painkillers and still experience a lot of pain daily. Having said this, I'm making progress to getting it fixed. Last year I hadmy MRI … Continue reading Hip Update + Bonus Recipe
Stardew Valley: Not Just a Farming Sim (A Review)
A little while ago we were browsing the various game stores for something new to play. When Googling some games, we came across a little game called Stardew Valley. Now, I will admit that I wasn't really sold on the idea of this game, but it was really up Alex's street so after watching the … Continue reading Stardew Valley: Not Just a Farming Sim (A Review)
Dreams and Writing
Dreams are weird. In our dreams, we can do and be anything. They’re thought to be the brain's way of processing emotions, stimuli, memories, and other information that's been absorbed throughout the day. Many of the people that appear in your dreams may be people you know, perhaps in different roles; but they are people … Continue reading Dreams and Writing
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