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Progress, Perfectionism as a failed landmine, and Amped up Porridge

On By rodericktmacdonaldIn Updates, WritingLeave a comment

Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! I have a formatted version of my book. I have to do the page by page review for widows and orphans (if you know, you unfortunately know), and last bits of tidying up, hopefully without getting sucked into perfectionism minutiae. I was looking through the text and suddenly …

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Why I Write Fantasy: Inspirations – the Music of Fantasy Part 2: The Metal Years

On By rodericktmacdonaldIn Reminiscences, Writing2 Comments

I started buying metal and rock albums in 1983. I still remember the date when I first bought Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath, and the Rainbow albums On Stage and Rising, and I celebrate those days each year. Loudly. 35 years this year. That seems hardly credible, let me tell you! Ronnie James Dio …

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