Changer’s Turf progress I finished the first draft of CHANGER’S TURF in August, a little over a year after I started. Since then I’ve been working hard on revisions. I got a new software, called Scrivener, and I can’t believe I’ve ever been so foolish as to attempt a revision without it.Usually a revision is …
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Sep 11
Book Review: The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry
The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry by Gary Greenberg I saw this in a bookstore and only had to read the cover to know it was a book I’d be interested in. Psychology? Personality descriptors? Behind-the-scenes drama? I’m there! I adore psychology, love reading about it, but am skeptical about …
Sep 04
Book Review: Give and Take
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam M. Grant A lot of books like this aren’t nearly as groundbreaking as they claim to be, but this one definitely changed the way I think about the world. The authors divide the world into three types of people, givers, takers, and matchers. Not surprisingly, …
Aug 29
Book Review: Leviathan
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld I’m never very enthusiastic about starting a series anymore, because I don’t want to commit to more than one book and so often they end in media res. But, I’ve really enjoyed Scott Westerfield’s PEEPS and the Pretties & Uglies series, so I decided to pick this up, just to see …
Aug 27
Emily’s Fifth Birthday Cover
This was one of my first publications, and you can see I kind of struggled with learning how to use gimp to make the cover. The ones on the left were much smaller, and I decided I’d scroll through my photos and find something brightly colored and interesting, then make sure that my name and …