Doctor Who Season 7 Trailer is Here
Check it out. It’s the new Doctor Who trailer. Stetsons and six-shooters galore. I can’t wait, even if, sadly, it also means we have to say goodbye to Amy and Rory.
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Jealous?
Today is one of those wonderful days. Things have lined up nicely. Because I work from home, because it’s a light day, and because my wife doesn’t want to see it, I’m going to pull a Don Draper and go see a movie at mid-day by myself. That’s right. Hunger Games. Hopefully I can avoid…
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.
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…