Category: writing / books

  • Book Review: Playing for Keeps, by Mur Lafferty

    I love Mur Lafferty. Her podcast, I Should Be Writing, was one of the first I ever downloaded and it hasn’t left my mp3 player(s) since. She’s come a long way, from a self-described “wannabe fiction writer” to full-blown published novelist. So is she any good at practicing what she preaches? Let me get the…

  • Book Review: This is Your Brain on Music, by Daniel J. Levitin

    Before I begin, let me just say right off that I enjoyed reading this book a whole lot and I heartily recommend it. The following harsh criticism is partly because I care enough to wish it was just a bit better, and partly because its subject matter falls in my own area of expertise (psychology),…

  • Answers

    New blogfriend Dale tagged me with one of these questionnaire meme things. Since I’ve already written a novel and my life no longer has purpose or meaning, what the hell else will I do? Here are answers to some intrusive questions: Five names you go by:1. Phronk. Yes, many people still call me Phronk in…