I posed the question "When do you write?" to my Twitter follows and got the below responses. Whatever you write, making time to do it, at times, can be extremely trying. We all have things going on our lives, whether it's a day job, kids, family, friends, hobbies or a whole host of other parts … Continue reading Making Time to Write
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Alan Wake Remaster (Review)
Alan Wake is an action-adventure horror game that was released in May 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PC in February 2012. A remastered version was recently released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. In the game, you take control of Alan Wake, a writer that has come to the … Continue reading Alan Wake Remaster (Review)
A New Member of the Family
Getting a pet is something that Alex and I have discussed on and off for quite some time. Whenever we talked about it, though, we realised that it just wasn't the right time. The main reason behind this was the fact that we were always in rented accommodation, whether it be a flat or house. … Continue reading A New Member of the Family
Where Does Inspiration Strike You?
Where do ideas come from? This is a question I ask a lot. I’ve mentioned before how a few of my ideas for novels have come from dreams. But inspiration can strike anywhere. I asked my fellow writers over on Twitter where they come up with most of their ideas, and the answers were quite … Continue reading Where Does Inspiration Strike You?
What To Write?
Being a writer sometimes means that you have to juggle your different ideas. I recently asked my fellow writers on Twitter how they decide which idea to work on; I currently have around 9 ideas that are in various stages of development. Some are just a very basic idea, some have a number of notes … Continue reading What To Write?
Publishing: It’s Your Decision
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen an increase in people talking down to or just downright insulting those of us that self-publish our books. I don’t understand this mentality. There are many reasons why someone might choose to self-publish their work and several different ways that they can do it. None of these reasons … Continue reading Publishing: It’s Your Decision
University Nerves
Come September I’ll become a student for the first time since I was 17 as I head off to university to study creative writing. I had my place confirmed several months back, but when this week I officially registered, it all became real; I’m actually going. Although I’m excited to go to uni and study … Continue reading University Nerves
Friday Writing Update
So last Friday, I completely forgot to do a blog post. For most of the day, I was under the assumption that it was Thursday, so it didn’t cross my mind until later on in the day that I was meant to do a post. Anyway, today I’m just going to give a brief update … Continue reading Friday Writing Update
Back At It
This week for the first week since we moved when I've been able to sit down and do some writing. It feels really go to be able to sit down and make some progress on my current WIP. I consciously took some time away from it while we moved so we could get things sorted … Continue reading Back At It
The Return!
Well, after a couple of weeks off while we moved house, I'm back. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, moving house is stressful! We're now fully moved into our new home and have been for around a week or so. We've spent most of the past couple of weeks either moving our … Continue reading The Return!
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