For Day #3 of NanoWriMo I bring you a lesson in creativity from “Imagine: How Creativity Works” by Jonah Lehrer. We’ve all experienced that classic writer’s block situation. That inability to come up with the next idea. Lehrer explains that a relaxed state of mind is important so that we can direct our “attention inward,…
Category: READING
I bought myself a gift.
Ok, sure, I was actually online looking for a gift for someone else. And then I came across this on the website for a bookstore in England. The autobiography of Tom Baker, signed by Tom Baker. My introduction to Dr. Who began with the first season of the 4th Doctor. You never forget your first.
What I’m reading.
For the 2019 reading year I’m starting with the eighth book in the Expanse series, Persepolis Rising. Like the rest of the series the aspects I like best are the attempt at realistic technology and the character development.
Meddling Kids – Book Review
I admit it. I knew I was going to read this book the moment I saw the cover. Meddling Kids? The outline of the “gang” on the cover? As someone who grew up on hours of Scooby Doo episodes this screamed look at me (ok, to be honest the pink and green on the cover…
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
I’ve moved on to the next book in my summer reading pile, Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey (@JamesSACorey). It is actually written by two authors, neither of which is named James or Corey. This is the fifth book in the series that is the basis for the Expanse series on the SciFi channel. The…
Superior by Kevin Langton
One of the books I am currently reading is Superior by Kevin Langton. This is a non-fiction/memoir look at the Superior 100 mile run held every Fall in the Sawtooth Mountains of Minnesota. I think it’s safe to say the Superior 100 is one of the toughest and prettiest hundred mile runs in the country….