Games Writing (Channelling My Inner Ogre)

I had the recent good fortune to land a writing gig at Larian Studios. Myself and a few other writers were enlisted to create scenes and dialogue for the upcoming Baldur’s Gate 3 game (no spoilers here!). Although I have priors in writing, having published blogs and articles for a bunch of companies – not to mention my […]

The Daily Rot

STARTING MARCH 1ST I’M EMBARKING on an ambitious project which, in equal measures both excites and terrifies me. Some background: Last Summer I enrolled in a Coding Course to reskill as a full stack software developer. As I near the end of the course, I’m finding it quite difficult to land my first developer job […]

Like New

I’VE BEEN BACK in Ireland for just over two months now. Weather hasn’t been very agreeable. Aside from that, it’s been good to have some downtime following the completion of my last freelance gig. I’ve had time to consider the next steps in my career and how much weight to give other interests in my […]

Hotter than Hell

I’m writing this post from a hostel in Cartagena. Temperatures hit 32°C (90°F) today which is just about the point where my pale skin begins to bubble. Fortunately, I’ve found shade (and cover from the dodgy street sellers) and figured it was about time I wrote a blog post with the latest news.

Heaven's Lottery (Part 1 of 2)

When you picture the world endin’ it usually don’t have the soundtrack of Johnny Logan playin’. I got nothin’ against the man myself. If a body’s got talent, plough on I says. So long as it’s still giving some enjoyment to other folk. But you should know when to call it quits. I’m not talkin’ […]