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Category Archives: j k rowling
Of the Rings of Power
By now you’ll both have gathered that I have a passing interest in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, so I hope you won’t mind that I attempt a review of the first two episodes of The Rings of … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in bear mccreary, celebrimbor, Cinema, feanor, finrod, galadriel, gericault, gil-galad, goblins, harry potter, howard shore, j k rowling, lenny henry, leonard cohen, middle earth, morgoth, numenoreans, orcs, outlander, peter jackson, Sauron, Science-fiction, the hobbit, the lord of the rings, the raft of the medusa, the rings of power, the silimarillion, tolkien, valinor, Writing & Reading, xena warrior princess
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It’s ….. HERE!
It takes years of work to become an overnight sensation. The story is now legend of how J. K. Rowling overcame years of failure and mountains of rejections to score a hit with Harry Potter and the Fissure of Sylvius.
Posted in Books, harry potter, j k rowling, The Accidental Species, Writing, Writing & Reading
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Social
Authors differ in their attitudes to social media. Some keep well away. Others embrace it. I became switched on to the possibilities of social media after going to a panel at a conference at which Rebecca Skloot, author of the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, fifty shades, harry potter, j k rowling, reading and writing, rebecca skloot, social media, The Accidental Species, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, university of chicago press, Writing & Reading
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