I review OmniOutliner for macOS, and ask the question 'can it add the outlining features I need to Ulysses or is it better to stick...
Apple removes Mac and iOS apps from their affiliate program, giving the finger to the blogger community who helped spread awareness...
Admitting to myself I've burnt out, leads me to find ways I can refuel my creative energies. Rather than resorting to despair, I...
An article in today's newspaper makes me contemplate the risks of building a business on Facebook.
I needed a book poster in a hurry and set about to create one. Here’s the why and the how I did it!
The Weaver's Boy is now available for download. I take a breath and share a little of what comes next!
After a long overdue date night at the cinema with my wife, I review Ocean’s 8.
I review Fallen Idols by Australian comic book author, Steven Edwards…and read my first comic in more than 20 years
I review three open-source, random map generators aimed at fantasy authors, world-builders and table-top gamers.
Ten reasons why I still use Scrivener for writing fiction.
Amazon's decision to geoblock Australia sends shockwaves through the country. I give my perspectives as a long-term customer, an...
I make the switch to Ulysses in an effort to streamline my blogging.
I move my website from DigitalOcean to Netlify and enter the world of serverless publishing
With five days before the EU's GDPR becomes Law, I update my privacy policy.
I air some dirty laundry and reveal some of my favourite box-office bombs in my first film review
I reinstate comments on my blog, using a rather novel approach that's neither automated nor driven by big data
I review a promising, minimalistic writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux.
A excerpt of my forthcoming book, The Weaver's Boy is now available to read.
I show you how to troubleshoot and repair EPUBs generated by InDesign which fail to pass the Smashwords and Apple validators.
I posit a single, schematic approach to structuring a world-building project with the aim of using it through all the tutorials in...
An old friend calls me out on Twitter after my first article in the series. His prudent question makes me wonder if I could...
Four years after first publicly positing the idea of developing a world-building app, I decide to have another crack of the...
Extract of The Weaver's Boy to be published next month!
I launch a new site theme ahead of some cool announcements.
I put my PC project rig to use and start mapping the setting for my fantasy anthology in Adobe PhotoShop.
I enjoy writing reviews and I enjoy reading. I'm planning to bring these two passions together and attempt to write one book review...
I review MultiMarkdown Composer for macOS as part of my search for my preferred Markdown drafting and editing application.
After reading a post on Facebook about a shared world, I speculate how such a system could work.
I upgrade the graphics card in my hand-me-down PC desktop and contemplate the fundamental differences between Mac and PC.
After briefly looking back at a great 2017, I outline my plans for the first half of 2018.
I complete Nanowrimo 2017 and outline my plans for what comes next.
I join micro.blog, a federated collection of independently hosted blogs (I think!)
With Nanowrimo 2017 shaping up to be as a success, I'm forced to ask some serious questions of my self as a self-styled writer of...
I contemplate a switch to Wordpress and Ulysses for blogging after four years of using a static-site generator.
I temporarily shelve my novel, Weaver of Dreams, so I can concentrate on my project for Nanowrimo 2017
I contemplate the rise of Grimdark as the new normal in fantasy and ponder the disconnect between gratuitous writing and the writer's...
I reveal my Nanowrimo 2017 project and get an unexpected second bite at Ulysses.
After my review of Ulysses on macOS and iOS, I take a close look at its understated but fabulous competitor, iA Writer.
A query from my mother makes me reflect on the death of netbooks and look at the devices that have replaced them for the mobile text...
I'm faced with having to choose between three text editors thanks to some bad timing. In process I confront software pricing in 2017.
After a week of reflecting on my novel's scope, I decide the re-write has strayed too far from my original vision.
I let my MacBook Air's warranty expire without buying AppleCare and contemplate a shift from laptops to an iMac and iPad combination
After being called out on Twitter, I briefly describe how I use RSS and Workflow as blogger's duct tape and Swiss Army Knife.
Language and culture shape our identity and I contemplate the modern Celtic misnomer and the boiling pot of history, archaeology and...
I fall short of my self-imposed word-count and deadline for finishing Weaver of Dreams but decide I rather enjoy journalling my writing.
I try Ulysses for several weeks and give my impressions as long-term Scrivener user. I'm impressed and ask myself if I could use it...
I give more thoughts about the subscription-based software after getting underway with my Ulysses review and listening to the latest...
I detail how a hardware failure and a Zapier mishap led me to automate my publishing process.