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Where’s TonyBallantyne.com?
Briefly, the company hosting the site has been sold to another larger company and they’re making a mess of the transfer. I was thinking of…
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To the Stars and Back
Eric was a very good friend of mine. I’m proud to be part of this collection Eric Brown was one of the UK’s finest SF authors.…
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Future Proofing my Notes
As I mention last week, I’ve moved my notes to Obsidian. I’m going to talk about Obsidian another time, for the moment I want to…
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I am not an influencer
As the school holidays approach and I embark on my annual sorting of my notes and resources ready for the new school year, I’m going…
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Au Revoir Evernote, Hello Obsidian
I know, I know. I’ve been in and out of love with Evernote for years now. You and I both know I’ll be probably writing…
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Pat Mills Iconoblast
I feel like I’ve spent too many posts recently talking about bad writing. It’s taken Pat Mills’ Iconoblast newsletter dropping into my mailbox to prompt…
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The Minor Reharm
Reharmonization is a musical term for changing the chords in a song while keeping the melody the same. Jazz musicians do this a lot. There’s…
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Five Star Reviews
I got to the door quickly and he’d already walked away, he said he didn’t think I was in, a little more patience would be…
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Getz/Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto died this week. I started writing the below post last year. Now seems an appropriate time to finish it. Getz/Gilberto I was going…
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Learn Your Scales
Ask anyone who knows anything about music and they’ll tell you: if you want to learn to play your instrument properly you need to learn…
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The Blank Wall
On Monday night I watched Vermeer: the Greatest Exhibition. This is described as “a narrated private view of the largest Vermeer Exhibition in history, currently…
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That thing Experienced Writers Do…
I’d always recommend joining a writers’ group. I think it’s a valuable experience no matter what your level of experience. If nothing else you get…
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