After the publication of Goa: A lesson in Life, I learned 2 lessons (no pun intended). Invest in a professional cover (done). Devote more time and effort into editing. As it turns out, Mr King was right. Book editing is an absolute joy. With each iteration, you’re improving, polishing, increasing the quality of your work. It gets […]
To Write is Human, to Edit is Divine Read Post »
Having accomplished my goal of 1000 YouTube subscribers, I’ve realised it’s time to refocus my efforts back to my first love. I’m returning to Blogging. First of all, to everyone who has supported me on my YouTube journey with @GuitarGeordie, every single subscriber, comment, share and like. It’s been a hard grind, but back
Returning to Blogging after Hitting 1000 YouTube Subs. Read Post »
I’m delighted to announce that my first publication, ‘Goa: A Lesson in Life’, has sold over 500 copies! This journey has been incredibly rewarding, and I’m grateful for the support and enthusiasm from all my readers. What is Goa: A Lesson in Life? It’s the reason I started blogging. It’s my first book. It’s a
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Besides playing and practicing, I really miss all those little things that go with it…. Popping into a guitar shop whilst visiting a big city like Glasgow, Edinburgh or Leeds, browsing for pedals, pickups, amps, or that one guitar that would finally give you the ‘sound in your head’. When you’re not in a band, all
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Part 1: My first experience of video games during a day out to the Spanish City Fairground, Whitley Bay, in the North-east of England. I never really enjoyed the rides, I was a sickly traveller, so the spinning waltzers and anything more extreme were out of the question. So one rainy day I ran indoors
The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: In The Beginning Read Post »
This new blog series will chronicle a golden age of my life, before home consoles, social media and even mobile phones took over. I was lucky to be born in 1974. As a young boy I witnessed the birth of the arcade computer game (and computer games in general) in the late 70’s, was a
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In recent weeks I’ve seen a significant downturn in traffic. What’s going on? Could this be the end of blogging? My blog is struggling, and a lack of traffic means decreased revenue needed to maintain the site. After my most successful year in 2023, 2024 has so far proved to be disappointing, to say the
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As 2021 draws to a close. Here’s my review of the year that was, and hopes/plans for the future. 500 blog posts Although it seems like only yesterday, way back in 2015, I stood on a balcony of The Pestana Casino Park Hotel, Funchal, Madiera, Portugal. popping a bottle of Champagne, overlooking the city below.
You may have noticed I’ve started to republish old blog posts for a number of reasons which could be invaluable to other bloggers. So, my 5 reasons to republish old blog posts are: 1. My writing has improved I’ve started blogging 6 years ago and I’ve learned a lot in that time, which. sadly, isn’t
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