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John MacGregor

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Born
in Gravesend, Kent, The United Kingdom
Died
July 16, 1892

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John Rob Roy MacGregor was a Scottish philanthropist, explorer and travel writer.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
John MacGregor At this point I have only ever written the one book "False Vacuum: Apocalypse." The truth is, I have never had writer's block. I planned out the whole…moreAt this point I have only ever written the one book "False Vacuum: Apocalypse." The truth is, I have never had writer's block. I planned out the whole book ahead of time down to the level of scenes and POV. From there it was only a matter of writing individual scenes. I am taking the same approach to the sequel, which I am currently working on. In my own experience, I found that this completely eliminated the problem. I see writers block as a problem that you run into when you don't know what direction your story is going in. There is nothing wrong with this approach but it can raise these kinds of issues.(less)
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John MacGregor That's like asking what your favorite color is. For me the answer can change by the minute depending on how I feel at a given moment. The last thing t…moreThat's like asking what your favorite color is. For me the answer can change by the minute depending on how I feel at a given moment. The last thing that I ever tried to write was a poem back in grade 6. I am now 58. I have always wanted to write something in the hard science fiction genera but until now, I never even tried to write a short story. The simple answer would be that I have knocked something off of my bucket list. I actually sat down, planned it all out and then did it. I managed to accomplish a life long ambition.(less)
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“It could sometimes be alive and dead at the same time in its bounded but expanding domain. It experienced both conditions and simply didn’t like dead. Death was a complex issue for it.”
― John Macgregor, False Vacuum: Apocalypse
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“It could sometimes be alive and dead at the same time in its bounded but expanding domain. It experienced both conditions and simply didn’t like dead. Death was a complex issue for it.”
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