What RobF.com.au’s Top Ten Posts Say About You
While I only changed the name of this site to Step One: Make Fun last month, I’ve been making fun on this site since it went live in August. In almost …
Ten Things Miracle of Sound Can Teach You About Making Fun
Making fun. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Try it for five seconds and you’ll soon realise it ain’t. It involves just as much focus and effort as your day job. How …
Why The Hunger Games Is A Damned Good Spy Thriller
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t think I can see The Hunger Games movie. Not because I didn’t like the book or …
How To Show Up Every Day: The 5AM Challenge
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. – Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough For Love They say the …
Keeping the Portfolio Up to Date: Book Reviews
Be warned, ladies and gents: This post is equal parts, “Hey everybody! Yay me!” and “Yes, potential freelance employer, I review more than just video games.” The section of my …
Are You Letting Worry Kill Your Calling?
It’s a big, complex world nowadays. Our attention gets pulled left and right by advice, suggestions, warnings, recommendations, advertisements, threats. When we finally find something to focus on, there’s still …
The Prequel and the Anti-Pay-Off
As an aspiring writer, I’ve become very interested in how stories work – see, for example, my examination of how closely the plot of Aliens follows the Hollywood Formula. Naturally, I’m just …
Beat the Back to Work Blues with These Seven Suggestions
Ahh, the Christmas / New Year break. Holiday time, over-indulgence, parties, families. If nothing else, you’ll likely have a day or two off work that you normally wouldn’t. Me, I …
Sharing the Stars
Sometimes, I think we try a little too hard to make light on New Year’s Eve. One of the down sides of being in Sydney during the night was that …
Make Time For Those You Love This Christmas!
You know, I’ve made the last few weeks into pretty damned good writing weeks. I’ve written and posted a six–part series which helped me not only get into a regular …