mattgemmell

mattgemmell, 4 months ago to random

Remember: iPads are for media consumption, not creation or real work.

mattgemmell, 6 months ago to random

If a company involved in the provision of food, energy, and related necessities of living increases or even maintains its profits during a time of increases in the cost of living, that company has by definition committed an immoral act.

mattgemmell, 7 months ago to random

Neighbour’s daughter’s girlfriend has a new car, and I had to take a pic of the sticker on the fuel flap. 😁

mattgemmell, 8 months ago to random

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. More than 700,000 people die each year due to suicide, and many more attempts are made. I think I have a responsibility to talk frankly about this. https://mattgemmell.scot/level-black/

mattgemmell, 4 months ago to random

A modest request, from authors and other artists (like app developers and so on) — if you like someone’s work, it REALLY HELPS if you give it a star-rating in relevant online stores.

It’s not about vanity, or word-of-mouth; those ratings algorithmically determine whether the book/app/etc is promoted to others, which in turn affects sales/downloads, and thus livelihoods. They control visibility!

You don’t have to write a review, which I know can be difficult, but please click the stars! ★★★★★

mattgemmell, 3 months ago to random

Generated art is inbred art.

mattgemmell, 2 months ago to random

Any experienced Cubasis users switched to Logic? (These are the iPad versions, not Cubase and Logic on the Mac.)

mattgemmell, 8 months ago to 13thFloor

My 139th free weekly mini-story is out, and you can read it here: https://mattgemmell.scot/books/once-upon-a-time/stories/womens-studies/

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mattgemmell, 14 days ago to random

Apple Pencil Pro integration goodness.

1. The shadow of the pencil on the screen isn’t an optical phenomenon; it’s digitally generated!

2. You can expand the fan-shaped tool palette with a finger or the pencil.

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mattgemmell, 8 months ago to 13thFloor

My 141st free weekly mini-story is out, and you can read it here: https://mattgemmell.scot/books/once-upon-a-time/stories/flags/

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mattgemmell, 7 months ago to random

I really love the iCloud shared photo library thing. The convenience and joy of knowing that any pics my wife or I take of our son or the dog will automatically be available to each other is a huge improvement to manual sharing.

mattgemmell, 6 months ago to random

I know it’s culturally taboo and everything, but honestly, sometimes I read back over something I wrote a while ago and I just think: jesus christ that is so good. That is amazingly good. I wish I’d written that, and I actually did, and I kind of want to both present AND attend a seminar on how damned good that is.

Then I think the usual things like I started too late, and I’ve peaked, and I’ll never do it again, and so on, so I do have the normal ego-deflation and self-doubt too, just FYI.

mattgemmell, 6 months ago to random

Can I just do something that authors don’t tend to do often, and be brutally honest about life-as-regards-writing lately? 💔 This is especially for the KESTREL fans, of whom there are an inexplicable amount out there. https://mattgemmell.scot/an-update/

mattgemmell, 4 months ago to random

I’m beyond excited to announce that JINX, the 3rd novel in my KESTREL technothrillers series is (finally) OUT NOW! https://mattgemmell.scot/books/jinx/

You can get it here:

• Amazon 🇺🇸 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSHSCZRB/)
• Amazon UK 🇬🇧 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSHSCZRB/)
• Apple Books  https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6476163753)
• ePub e-book 📱 https://mattgemmell.gumroad.com/l/jinx-kestrel-epub)
• Autographed(!) e-book ✍️📱 https://mattgemmell.gumroad.com/l/jinx-kestrel-autographed-ebook)

Paperbacks will be available in a couple of weeks, either via Amazon or ordered from your local bookshop (ISBN 978-1916265257).

mattgemmell, 2 months ago to random

I’m in the mood to read a novel about encountering alien life or such. Maybe like Contact. Mystery and confronting the unknown. Not sci-fi in terms of setting, and not horror either. Anyone got a recommendation?

mattgemmell, 14 days ago to random

If your new Apple Pencil Pro is refusing to let you enable the Double Tap or Squeeze gestures (in Settings > Apple Pencil), it’s probably because you’ve disabled the Double-Tap Gesture in Settings > ACCESSIBILITY > Apple Pencil. The latter seems to act as a master cutoff for both gestures in the primary settings, weirdly. Anyway, panic averted.

mattgemmell, 4 months ago to random

Delighted with the reviews that JINX has been getting! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ https://mattgemmell.scot/jinx-reviews-are-in/

mattgemmell, 3 months ago to random

I wrote a bit about my simplified outlining strategy for novels these days: two levels, and trusting instincts. https://mattgemmell.scot/living-outlines/

mattgemmell, 8 days ago to random

Another update from the tiniest (perhaps?) workshed in Scotland. This one is mostly about safety stuff, and the two most dangerous power tools in the shed. https://youtu.be/cIUHjCiNWlk

(Not to be one of those youtube jackhats, but engagement is always appreciated. 👍)

mattgemmell, 3 months ago to random

If @mwichary and @glennf get tired of making beautiful books, they could get a job consulting with museums on how to keep artefacts safe during shipping. I have never seen such packaging.

mattgemmell, 3 months ago to random

More e-ink tablet stuff! Cute third-party stylus.

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mattgemmell, 3 months ago to random

Hello everyone. The first three KESTREL books are available as an ebook trilogy set, including an autographed option! https://mattgemmell.scot/trilogy-sets-of-kestrel-books/

mattgemmell, 1 month ago to random

It occurred to me that, maybe, my crazy keyboards are the key to doing all the things I love without getting a bigger desk. 🤔

mattgemmell, 4 months ago to 13thFloor

My 160th free weekly mini-story is out, and you can read it here: https://mattgemmell.scot/books/once-upon-a-time/stories/in-endless-abundance/

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mattgemmell, 25 days ago to random

This week in Matt’s scrappy DIY projects: my wife wanted a potting bench, so I made one from stuff we had lying around!

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