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Daibhid C ([personal profile] daibhidc) wrote2011-01-23 01:31 pm
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Writer's Block: Timeless tales

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The Hobbit was always up there. Apparently when I was very young, I seriously impressed my Gran by being able to read whole passages to her. I probably wasn't actually reading as such; I'd just had it read to me so often I could recite it from memory.

At primary school I remember finding Green Smoke and sequels by Rosemary Manning. They were about a Cornish dragon who told a little girl about King Arthur. At the same time, I was seriously into Roald Dahl.

I also got a lot of great books handed down from my uncle, including various fantasy novels, Hitch-Hiker's Guide and several Peanuts collections.

And then, at about 12 or 13, that uncle gave me The Colour of Magic, and the rest was worrying obsession...

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