A Gift Guide for Book *& Writing Geeks

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Welcome to the sixth and final gift guide in the Ultimate Gift Guide series for geeks – book and writing geeks! It has been a lot of work putting these together and the response has been amazing, so thank you to everyone who has commented and reached out. Every single one of your responses has meant the world to me. This guide is dedicated to book and writing geeks and if you missed the introduction post here’s a reminder of what a book and writing geek is: Book and write geeks are quite similar to fandom geeks, except their fandoms are limited to the worldRead More →

Introducing the Ultimate Gift Guides for the Geek in your Life

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At this time of year there are a lot of gift guides around and I wanted to offer a slightly different take on them. As a geek I’ve found myself having to explain to parents many times exactly what I’ve wanted for Christmas, as well as then receiving completely random gifts from family members or from the work Secret Santa. So I figured it was time that someone helped everyone out; whether you’re the geek receiving the gifts or the parent or workmate buying for one this is the gift guide for you! In this series of guides I’ll be covering a range of differentRead More →

5 of My Favourite Name Resources

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Whether you’re a gamer, a writer or a roleplayer, names can be an important part of your character creation. Over the years as I’ve graduated from roleplayer to gamer and then onto writer I’ve grown a collection of go-to generators and resources for finding names. Here are some of my favourite ones!   Dog Names by Low Chen Australia Yep, that says dog names, you’re not mistaken. It has an absolutely amazing list of different names, from characters to mythology to countries. It has so much variety that it makes it great for everything you might need a name for!     Behind the NameRead More →

Uni Updates

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While thinking about writing this entry I couldn’t help but think ‘I really need to get better at blogging’. It’s a thought I had just under a year ago, and many times before that. There are so many things I need to do, so many I have done and the last year really has just felt like an ongoing list of things I need to do. I guess that is what life is about, moving from one thing to another and on a positive note at least I am progressing. It’s especially important that I remember that right now because since September I have beenRead More →

Memories

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There! You see I did get to use the title after all… sort of 😉 I may be a little hyped up on coffee right about now. I had some after waking up from a nap feeling really yucky and while I do still feel sleepy, the coffee and food helped a lot. So instead of heading to bed here I am right now writing a pretty damn perky blog entry. The positive mood is not just down to the caffeine though; it’s a general feeling that hit me yesterday when I realised how much better I was feeling. Physically I’m not doing so goodRead More →