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J.M. Williams

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JM Williams is the Editor-in-Chief for Of Metal and Magic Publishing and the author of In the Valley of Magic, Call of the Guardian, and other works.

Born in Minnesota, he has been writing since childhood. The dull ordinariness of small-town life was likely what prodded him to start daydreaming and creating stories in his head. Much like electric cattle prods must create new villains in the heads of cows. And like cows, Williams ate grass from time to time, and ants. He was a disgusting child. As a child, he was inspired by fantasy and hero stories and Star Wars. Everyone loves Star Wars.

Williams has a B.A. in English from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in History from Pittsburg State University, where he won the Distinguish Thesis ...more

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The year is coming to a close, and I’ll admit, I didn’t get everything done that I wanted. It was a relatively slow year for OMAM as compare to those previous. Part of this was due to several major projects that are nearing completion but just didn’t make it ac

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	Of Metal and Magic, Compendium One by J.M. Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anna Civolani (Editor), Richie Billing (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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