Last week I was invited to my first podcast as a writer. I accepted with glee and was later interviewed in Carrick-on-Shannon by Breifne Earley. It was a great experience and I was delighted to be on the excellent Leitrim Daily podcast. It was my first time being interviewed as an author so that was […]
For Writers
The Terminator: Come with me if you want character development.
Ba da daaaaah…. da daaa daaaaaaah….. ba da daaaaaah….. da daa DAAAAAAA daaaaaaaa….. Can’t you tell that’s The Terminator’s theme song? No? I really tried. Out of the many things I try and do for this site, I particularly enjoy my 100 greatest films series. It’s fun to watch, or in most cases, REwatch some […]
Writing a Novel: 5 Lessons learned.
So I wrote a book… Well, I guess I should say that I finally finished a book. The Longest Night was my third effort at writing a novel. The first attempt when I was sixteen, the second came at twenty-four, and I wrote the first ideas for The Longest Night at twenty-eight. Looking back over […]
Campaign Diary #11: Bad Lip Sync.
The Dungeon Delvers try to find Gundren Rockbreaker by fighting through Cragmaw Castle.
Who’s who in D&D?
This is a reference post for the Campaign Diary. I will edit it and keep it up to date as we play! Updated as of Campaign Diary #10. The Dungeon Delvers. a.k.a The Player Characters! Theon Longwood –Theon is a Human Wizard. He has a history of running cons and tricking people out of their […]
The Goonies: A Hero’s Journey
“You what!?” “…I’ve never seen The Goonies…” “YOU WHAT?!” “I’ve never seen The Goo-“ “I’m leaving you.” And that is how my partner of 9 years left me. For a certain age group, The Goonies is something most have seen at some stage, but I somehow fell through the cracks. There’s no doubt that it is of cultural […]