Why Bother Blogging?

I used to ask myself that quite a bit. Unlike a lot of people, I’ve never really thought of using a blog for direct income. And I think that’s why that question cropped up for me. ‘Why bother then?’ I didn’t care about making money through ads and I wasn’t really worried about the number […]

The Not So Secret ‘Secret’ of Improving Your Writing

‘How did you learn to write so well?’ That question arrived in my inbox after I’d given my opinion on a Reddit post (a risky endeavour in itself) and as well as being somewhat embarrassed by the praise, I was also stumped by it. Many queries get put to me of course, but they’re usually […]

How a Scam Changed My Life For the Better

The guy on my screen was making total sense. Not only was he telling me exactly what I had to do, his enthusiasm for it was infectious – proving further that this had to be the thing I’d been looking for. As he talked to me from his luxury villa in the Bahamas, I knew […]

How Bloodborne Perfected Ambiguity

A few years ago, a friend of mine used those words to convince me to buy a game. I’d heard of the developer before and knew about the collection of titles they’d produced. They were, and still are, staples in the collection of any video game enthusiast. Despite this, I’d never played a single entry […]