Kick Your Fat in the Nuts by T.C. Hale I got this as a free book through BookBub, and despite the horrible title and bad cover, I picked it up because I am a sucker for self-help books, especially self-help books for problems I don’t have. I also love non-fiction books about science, and anything …
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Aug 19
Small Dark Smiley Ball
I made a new batch of smiley balls to give to my friends who helped edit my last novel. I used some leftover clay I had from a year ago, so the smiley balls are all different colors. Some turned out better than others. I’d like to have some good models to work from, but …
Aug 19
Book Review: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik I really enjoyed this book. Not only did it hit some of my favorite -ologies (epidemiology, anthropology, folklore) but I found it well written and engaging. It starts out with historical accounts of rabies, known as “lyssa” by the ancient Greeks and …
Aug 15
Book Review: Self-Editing for the Fiction Writer
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne Like most writers, I have a whole shelf full of books like this. I saw this particular one plugged on a site for indie authors. By “plugged” I mean they basically said they wouldn’t even look at your stuff unless you had …
Aug 02
Book Review: Emotimancers and the Impending Feline Overmind
Emotimancers and the Impending Feline Overmind by Beth Pratt I was really surprised when I found out that the author of the quirky outsider comic “Barely Representational” had written a novel. It came out on kindle about a week ago. The story starts at Bradford and Chadwick, a major publishing house dedicated to publishing emotion spells. …