Category Archives: Journey to Journalism
A Decision Made.
First off I’d like to apologise for the lack of posts recently, I got sucked in to World of Warcraft for a bit there but the novelty is beginning to wear off. It does tend to get very samey after a while. My subscription lapses next Tuesday and I don’t know if I’ll be continuing [...]
Conferences, and how not to work them
So I was at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival last week as a member of the press, not knowing what to expect and nervous as hell I tried to keep a rough diary of my impressions and general feelings over the two days. Of course I had better things to spend my time doing so kind [...]
I’m off to Edinburgh in a couple of hours…
I’m as organised as I can be, I was organised yesterday.
I had all this nervous energy floating around in my system and had to expend it somehow. So instead of rushing around in a flap at the last minute, I’m packed, I’ve got everything I need for the work I mean to do, I’ve got [...]
I’ve got an interview scheduled, GULP!
Okay I think I may be dropping into the deep end here, but at the EIF next Monday I’ll be interviewing Hilmar Petursson, CEO of CCP.
I went and bought a dictaphone, I’ve come up with some questions, but other than that I’m completely lost. I have no Idea about the etiquette for these affairs or [...]
Opinons Please…
AS I may have told you, I’m off to Edinburgh on the 12th of August for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. To that end I have been working on a couple of designs for business cards and a t-shirt, I’d like your opinions.
I Am A Member Of The Press
Its official, well as official as it gets. I’ve got myself a press pass to the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Huzzah!
Of course I won’t be enjoying myself at all, I’ll be there for work. I have to get me some business cards printed, and figure out a way to take notes effectively, and work on my [...]
What does it take for a blogger to be recognised as a journalist?
Or: What do I have to do to get press passes to industry conferences?
I’m planning on going to the Edinburgh Interactive Festival next month, if I can a) convince the wife that the £120 fee is worth it in the long run, or b) convince the organisers that I’m a member of the press (which [...]
Writing is hard
Don’t let anyone tell you different. I apologise to the few regular readers that I have for not posting more regularly but there are mitigating circumstances.
You may remember that I posted a couple of months ago about my new job, writing for a gaming blog, well I’ve been sloggin away at that for a [...]
New Job…
If you head over to GamingMoments.net you’ll find my first post as a pro blogger. So in future for all your video gaming needs I’d appreciate it if you took youself over to GamingMoments.net and had a gander.
