Lately, I've been feeling quite under pressure at work. As well as being an author, I work professionally as a VFX (Visual Effects) digital compositor in Dublin. If you don't know what that is, I'm basically the person who puts all the bits and pieces together for a film/TV series and makes them shine. Done... Continue Reading →
Mental Health Awareness Month: What Can You Do To Help?
As you're probably (and hopefully) aware, May marks Mental Health Awareness Month (as well as many other important things). This is something that is very important to me so I wanted to take a moment to think about what we can actually do to help spread awareness; this month, this week, and every other day.... Continue Reading →
Being Able to Take Criticism is a Life Skill
Recently, Twitter has been abuzz with a particular incident in the writing/publishing/book community. One author, shortly after publishing their debut novel, wasn't best pleased to receive anything less than 5 star review s (via goodreads). They thought it best to retaliate, to lash out as those reviewers. To say they overreacted is an understatement. These... Continue Reading →