Tag: writing update
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Why searching for ‘Till The Heavens Burst’ gives you Bon Jovi lyrics
Joab Gilroy’s debut novel, Till The Heavens Burst-not to be confused with the lyrics from Bon Jovi’s Always-is a year old. Joaby explores how a shift in search priorities has bumped his book from the prime spot in google, and he experiments with ways to get back on top.
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Alien Caith
Be forewarned: there are Alien Earth Season 1 spoilers ahead! “In stuff I’m watching, Alien Earth is awesome. I’m absolutely loving it. Alien is one of my favourite films of all time (what a basic bitch) and so far Alien Earth has nailed the tone.” – Joab Gilroy, one month ago from today, about to…
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Dust yourself off
So right out of the gate you get a writing update this month. Here it is. I have scrapped a lot of what I’ve written for Final Final Girl. I am not starting from scratch, but pretty close to it. I’ll go into it more when I actually finish the book, but the truth of…
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Sometimes work is work
I’ve spent the last 19-odd years doing what I love as a career. Writing, playing video games, drinking, for just shy of two decades these things have been how I earn a crust. I’m incredibly lucky to be able to say that. Unbelievably fortunate, in a way 99.9-something percent of people just never get to…
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On the road to Exmouth
In my novel Till The Heavens Burst, my protagonists take part in a road trip across Australia. Or, around Australia, as going across the country in a car is still a near suicidal endeavour. Especially if you can’t use the internet, or any tools connected to the internet to navigate your way out of potential…
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Till The Heavens Burst Audiobook Podcast Ep 11
Episode 11 of Till The Heavens Burst: The Podcast! We’re way past halfway now! Well not “way” past it, but we are past it. Just calm down, ok. We’re beyond halfway. You haven’t even read the book, you don’t even know. I read it. Well I’m reading it. That’s the whole point of the podcast.…
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The Bickering Bickersons
In the most recent episode (Episode 9 at time of publishing) of Till The Heavens Burst, I talked about how I enjoy writing arguments. But it was just in the outro of the episode, and I was just riffing, and I wanted to talk about it a bit more. It’s no secret that arguments are…
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Winning versus Achieving Victory
Slay the Spire is one of my favourite games of all time. It’s a top 5 game, alongside the likes of Deus Ex, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Elden Ring. Where it sits in that mix, I don’t know, but being in the Top 5 at all is…
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Till The Heavens… Launch?
With physical copies finally in my hands and with the help of my amazing friends and family, Till The Heavens Burst launched yesterday! I know what you’re thinking. “Till The Heavens Burst launched months ago, I remember the blog post, it’s still up, I can go read it. Actually you’ve linked it, you hyperdork.” Fair…
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Feedback Loop
Last month I released a book, Till The Heavens Burst. I’m very proud of that book, I think it’s great, and I wrote it the only way I know how—I wrote something I want to read. I wrote it in a manner that I would like to read it. It’s not filled with prose, it’s…
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