It’s been a busy few months, what with university, writing, and other stuff, so as much as I wanted to revive this blog sooner, I just haven’t had the time to sit down and write anything worth posting. But now, with the imminent release of the second book in the Creatures series, Back to School, … Continue reading Update + New Book on the Way
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Book Covers: How? Why? When?
Recently I've been thinking about book covers and what other authors do to create theirs. As usual, I asked my followers on Twitter for their thoughts: Don’t judge a book by its cover, the old saying goes. But let’s face it, we all do. A cover is usually the first thing that you see of … Continue reading Book Covers: How? Why? When?
Horizon: Forbidden West (Review)
Horizon: Forbidden West is an action-adventure RPG released on the 18th of February 2022. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Horizon: Zero Dawn. Much like its predecessor Forbidden West sees you in control of main character Aloy as she traverses a land ravaged by machines and rogue AI from a terraforming system that was … Continue reading Horizon: Forbidden West (Review)
Chapters: To Name or Not to Name
Chapters, some books have them, some don’t, and everyone has an opinion on them, so I asked my fellow writers over on Twitter for their thoughts. Below are some of the responses. As you can see, the responses varied. Some people like short ones, others long, others don't care as long as they work with … Continue reading Chapters: To Name or Not to Name
Back at the Writing Thing
With a new year and a new semester of University comes a new desire to write. As much as I wanted to write over the holidays, I just couldn't get my head into it. I guess a part of me was kinda burned out from the uni assignments, and I just didn't have it in … Continue reading Back at the Writing Thing
Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Review)
Dying Light 2: Stay Human is an action horror action role-playing game released in February 2022 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. In this sequel to 2015’s Dying Light takes place 22 years after the Harran incident, which saw the death of every one of its citizens. After this outbreak, the … Continue reading Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Review)
Researching Your Writing
Research is a big part of writing, but we all do it a different way. I asked my fellow members of the writing community on Twitter how they research and below are some of the responses. It’s often joked that if someone were to look at an author’s Internet browser history that they come off … Continue reading Researching Your Writing
I’m Back
It’s been a while. Until I decided to write this post, I didn’t realise just how long it had been since I posted. November. Jesus. There are a few reasons behind my lack of posting, though. First off, university. It was around November time when I started to get assignments for my course, and usefully, … Continue reading I’m Back
A New Way of Writing (For Me)
Before I start this blog post properly, I just want to say that the presentation that I was anxious about doing last week went really well. I wasn’t as anxious about it as I expected, and when it came time to perform it in front of the rest of the class, I lost any anxiety … Continue reading A New Way of Writing (For Me)
Single Player or Multiplayer?
Video games have been around for a long time now and in that time they've evolved in many different ways. One noticeable difference is the prevalence of multiplayer modes or just flat out multiplayer games. Back in the day when multiplayer meant you plugged two controllers into the console or if you were fancy and … Continue reading Single Player or Multiplayer?
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