Programming Note
Sorry, everyone. Super busy with interviews today. So instead, I leave you with this little lesson on why Lex Luthor is the most terrible of all super villains.
Author: erchristensen
Use Neuroscience to Improve Your Writing
On Sunday, the New York Times printed an opinion piece by Annie Murphy Paul about the neuroscience of fiction–how writing that includes certain descriptive words or phrases can produce increased activity in a reader’s brain. Writers should take a look at this article and use it to improve their writing. The article stated that words…
Talent? Forget It; Focus on Practice
Yesterday, I was feeling a little down. I’m retooling a short story, and all I could hear was my internal critic trashing it. So I was primed for a bunch of articles about talent versus practice. These articles kicked me in the butt and got me working again. It’s funny, though. I didn’t expect a…
Michael Bay Takes On TMNT?
So Michael Bay is working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie. You can read some details here. And get this, the Turtles will be aliens, not mutants. Of course, fans got upset. That was certainly my reaction. I mean, TMNT was a big part of my childhood, and I can already picture Michael…
Get in the house, Calvin!
Two things I really enjoy: 1) Calvin and Hobbes and 2) The Walking Dead. The ever-wonderful webcomic Hijinks Ensue has combined them to great effect. Click here to see it. Sorry about the quick post, but I’m fairly busy today. Maybe something bigger later today. Until then, enjoy the funny.