Becoming disinterested in something isn’t exactly a new prospect for me – more often than not, a writing project that starts off so full of promise and excitement usually dies a slow and painful death. All these grand plans of podcasts, video podcasts and other blogs never reach past the planning stages, the effort going into them always being more than I can handle. However, two projects of mine have seen the light of the day in “45 Days” and “Descent Into Madness”, living proof that when I put my mind to it and the stars align, something good can come of it. For the last few weeks, it was no secret to those close to me that I had become nonchalant, complacent almost. Work was grinding me down, and in some ways it still is, but it was all becoming a bit too much. A corporate system that in mind neither rewards good performance nor punishes poor performance is one that I began having a hard time justifying working under. A structural system that didn’t benefit me, and with rece...

I’m sitting here right now with the whole world in my hands. I have the entire flat to myself for a week, with my Mum away to Wales until Friday. There was once a time where this would have meant non-stop parties, friends over every night for takeaways, listening to loud music, and all that good stuff. Those were the days... (God look at me, 23 years young and getting sentimental over the “good old days”!) Not anymore however – times have changed, as they say. My concern now is to ensure the flat is kept tidy, mess to a minimum and if I do happen to have friends over that my neighbours don’t wind up complaining. Just as much as I did a fantastic job in ruining my reputation with my neighbours when I was younger by having outlandish parties, I am trying to rebuild that reputation by not repeating the same mistakes again. With that in mind, my focus needs to be elsewhere, somewhere productive, and where better than on this lovely little blog of mine that I’ve grown quite fond of? ...

First and foremost, I've just returned from seeing Guardians of the Galaxy for a second time, and it was just as awesome. It is such a fun, interesting and creative movie that I can see having an appeal for all ages. It has niche' and mainstream appeal alike, hence it grossing $94 million in it's opening week. I can only stress that if you're a movie or comic book fan, go see the movie. It helped me tremendously in attempting to figure out a story/act structure, but has also continued to help me appreciate the power of music in any creative medium - needless to say, the soundtrack is fantastic, and as readers of this blog will no doubt know by now, music is such an important factor in my writing. Heck, as we speak, I'm playing "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes, and I'm smiling from ear-to-ear. Sometimes, just sometimes, I sit back and ponder to myself whether or not this whole writing gig is everything it's cracked up to be....