Earlier I talked about how the psychological study of memory can give us clues about what qualities cause a story to be considered “good.” Today I’d like to examine the role behavioral psychology might play. When people talk about behavioral … Continue reading
Context: I had invited B over to my house to study for exams together. He was supposed to arrive at 3:00. December 14, 1995 (Megan is 14) It’s 3:40 and B isn’t here yet. He phoned me at 2:30 to … Continue reading
As a psychology major and someone whose day job regularly draws on psychological principles (I’m a behavioral therapist for children with special needs), I thought it’d be interesting to do a series of posts examining how the science of the … Continue reading
Want to support your local library (school or public)? Direct the librarians you know over to these two awesome giveaways! The 2009 Debutantes are giving away 46 books to the winning library, simply for sending in a picture of one … Continue reading
Delve into the folk tales of any culture in the world, and before long you’ll come across ghost stories. The woman who lingers on the bridge where she jumped to her death. The lord of the manor who haunts his … Continue reading
Three bits of news for you all: -I’m going to be blogging over at Tor.com a few times a week for the next month! So some days I’ll be directing you over there for a post. My first, on how … Continue reading
Since Halloween is fast approaching… The Witches by Roald Dahl – My favorite Roald Dahl book ever (which is saying a lot) features some very creepy and nasty witches. Beware of women with gloves and itchy heads! Witchery Hill by … Continue reading
Watching America’s Next Top Model over the last few weeks (my favorite guilty pleasure ), I’ve noticed a sort of behavior I think comes up in all sorts of situations, including writing. Some of the models, when they don’t do … Continue reading
1995 (Megan is 14) from January 1995 After I finished my first novel, I was unable to get inspired for about a month. What I mean by inspired is that the writing didn’t flow. When I am writing something that’s … Continue reading
…you’ll have one week where nothing’s going on and then one where things are totally crazy? Guess which week this is for me. However, I still intend to be keeping my blogging up, just forgive me any errant typos! Today … Continue reading