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In 2018, Laidlaw completed a new novel, Underneath the Oversea, but could not find a publisher and self-published it on Kindle. He said the publishing world had "forgotten who he was" and that his age prevented publishers from building a new audience.
Mar 2, 2023 · Marc Laidlaw spent too much time on an island. Back in 2017 Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw published a real oddity: a wibbly-wobbly short story that was once intended as Half-Life: Episode 3. It's ...
Jan 8, 2016 · Jan 8, 2016, 9:42 AM PST. The man who wrote Half-Life and Half-Life 2 has left game developer Valve. Writer Marc Laidlaw has confirmed that, after 18 years with the company, he is no longer a...
Oct 14, 2020 · Paul Laidlaw made the highest ever profit in the series back in 2018, having sold a sub-miniature camera for £20,000 after purchasing it for just £60. According to the BBC, his find was an ...
Mar 1, 2023 · Ultimately, Laidlaw self-published on Kindle, to “zero notice”. “What I hadn’t realised is that if you stop writing books for 20 years, everyone forgets who you are,” he says. “If you’re, say, around 60 years old, you’re going to be dead soon, so there’s not much reason for publishers to start trying to build an audience.”
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Mar 1, 2023 · Though he's since discussed plans for Half-Life's future, Laidlaw left Valve in 2016 and was no longer affiliated with the company when publishing Epistle 3. Laidlaw told Rock Paper Shotgun...
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Mar 2, 2023 · Speaking to Rock Paper Shotgun, Laidlaw has admitted the decision to publish the story was “deranged” and touched on his reasoning behind publishing the cancelled game’s plot.
