In the Extreme: Memory and Trauma (Part 3 of 3)
Judging by my Facebook feed, 2014 wasn’t particularly kind to many of my loved ones – most are bidding the year “good riddance to you” and some have already moved […]
Memory Injuries are Physical and Everywhere: Memory and Trauma (Part 2 of 3)
Warning: This post could be a bit emotionally painful to read. I apologize in advance. What’s one of the worst things that has happened to you in your life? Please […]
A Write to the Finish: NaNoWriMo and the Better Life
The universe converged during this WriMo’s 2014 win moment. This year’s NaNo wasn’t about just surviving – 2014 was about thriving. Love and the spirit of this annual worldwide novel-ing November made […]
Why You Can’t Trust Your Memory and What to Do About It: Memory and Trauma (Part 1 of 3)
In my last post, I could have told my story about the Legend of Write or Die with more certainty. With fewer “maybes” and “might have beens”. The truth is, […]
How I Wrote My Manuscript (Or, How NaNoWriMo Saved My Life)
There is this legendary thing I have heard tell of a writer’s passion – write or die. I’ve felt it burn through my veins only twice in my life: last […]
Brain Basics in Text Symbol Pictures
So I looked at fear last week and I will examine memory and trauma next. Before that, it will be useful to review how the brain works in a nutshell. […]
This is Your Brain on Fear
For something so awkward and squishy-looking, the brain is a deliciously complex and efficient thing that commands and controls everything about us. In the spirit of Halloween, I look today […]
Lasers: Guns and Forcefields
How do lasers work (including an attempt to explain an Einstein theory using the word “tickle”)? What’s the latest on laser weapons? Is it possible to construct a laser forcefield […]
On Revision: How, Exactly, Do I Murder My Darlings?
After boiling my novel down to Just One Thing and identifying some crap, I need to decide what to do with it all. Here is how, exactly, I am going to […]
Getting Started: A NaNoWriMo Basics Refresher
November first is fast approaching, and that means hoards of novelists across the world are clanging their swords upon shields in anticipation. To bring my brain back into battle, I’m recalling […]
