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Toggl: A valuable tool for Time Management.

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Whether I’m writing or painting miniatures or assembling models, I find that there’s never enough time to do everything that needs to get done, after all, the new Doctor Who episode isn’t going to watch itself right? Time management is a critical skill that all writers need to develop. We have so much of life . . . → Read More: Toggl: A valuable tool for Time Management.

Review: Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut

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Spoilers, probably best not to read if you haven’t played it. For the record, I liked it.

I adore Mass Effect. The universe BioWare built, the story, the characters. Everything about it, even the parts that are ripped off from other sci-fi that seemingly has exhausted every trope imaginable. . . . → Read More: Review: Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut

Word Clouds, a way to quickly catch someone’s eye?

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So, what is a word cloud? A word cloud or word map is a type of weighted list where the more prominent something is, the larger it appears on the visual graphic. In this case, we’re talking about words. A site called Wordle makes it ridiculously easy to generate. Simply paste your text into the . . . → Read More: Word Clouds, a way to quickly catch someone’s eye?

Gamer for Life

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A friend recommended “Ready Player One” to me and I am loving it. Ernie Cline has written a very industry savvy novel here. YA with cross-over appeal? Check. Vaguely near-future sci-fi with elements of fantasy tossed in? Check. Future dystopia? Check. But where the book really shines is by summoning up all the nostalgia that . . . → Read More: Gamer for Life

Submission sent to Black Library

Well, fingers are crossed. For the fourth year in a row, I’ve sent off submissions to The Black Library, the publishing arm of Games Workshop and the primary dissemination point for Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fiction.

This year was somewhat bitter-sweet for me since it is the last year that Black Library will be . . . → Read More: Submission sent to Black Library