Well, I've done it. After nearly 5 years of it sitting on my 'to play' pile, I have finally finished Alien Isolation. It took me a few days, a guide and a lot of hiding in cabinets bit I've done it and I feel better for having another game ticked off the list. Alien Isolation … Continue reading Isolated Gaming
Author: Gareth Ellis
Writer and player of things.
The Next Stage of The Next Stage
Over the past few weeks I've been slowly going through and editing my final revision of The Next Stage. This morning I finally finished and I think I'm almost ready to release the book into the wild. Before I do though, I've got a few more things that I need to do; mainly formatting the … Continue reading The Next Stage of The Next Stage
Getting There: Another Horror Game Post
I've not been able to move all that well today - pushed a little too far on our very short walk yesterday, so I've spent the day in bed blasting through Resident Evil VII. When I left off yesterday morning I was up to the boss fight that caused me to stop playing last time, … Continue reading Getting There: Another Horror Game Post
Resident Aaaarghvil
Fresh from my completion of both Outlast 1 & 2, I decided to dive back into Resident Evil VII – I did give myself a little break after those, though, to finally finish Breath of the Wild I bought RE7 with my PS4 VR kit and thought it would be a good laugh to be … Continue reading Resident Aaaarghvil
It. Is. Done.
I've finally just finished Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Although it took me a while to actually get round to playing it due to reason I said about in a previous blog I find that now I've finished it in at a bit of a loss and I really can't wait for the sequel. Breath … Continue reading It. Is. Done.
Cover Design
I decided to take the day off from editing The Next Stage today and do some work on the cover. When I did the Creatures cover; I tried to do a few different things, but for one reason or another, I just couldn't get it to work. I'd already worked on the text that is … Continue reading Cover Design
Location, Location…Book
What follows is a brief blog of some of my research process while I was writing The Next Stage. I hope that it can give a glimpse into what I've been doing and why, and maybe it might help fellow writers with their writing too; although I'm no expert. When I wrote Creatures, I pretty … Continue reading Location, Location…Book
A Weekend with Zelda
It's been an interesting weekend so far. I woke up on Friday night and started to feel ill. I spent the rest of the night being sick and not sleeping, woo! Yesterday I felt rough as anything so I wanted to play Resident Evil VII, but I didn't think my stomach could handle it, so … Continue reading A Weekend with Zelda
What the…?
Just finished my morning gaming before I sit down to do some more writing. I finished Outlast 2, and...yeah...what? Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed playing it; I just have no idea what the hell was going on. I'm not going to go into anything specific because I don't want to spoil it for anyone … Continue reading What the…?
Concentration and Writing (Ramble)
I’m slowly going through version 5 of The Next Stage. The timings I talked about in my previous post are coming along, and I think I’m getting on top of it. The test will be if these earlier chapters will line up with the later ones that have to be set at a specific time … Continue reading Concentration and Writing (Ramble)
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