Livia Blackburne: A Brain Scientist's Take on Creative Writing
Site details
|
|
http://blog.liviablackburne.com By day I'm a neuroscience graduate student at MIT, conducting research on the neural correlates of reading. On evenings and weekends, I write fantasy stories for young adults. I like to take the analytical approach I use for my experiments and apply it towards the process of writing and publishing. This is what I will attempt in this blog: study pieces of writing, break it down into component pieces, and try to see what makes it work. |
| This site's authorities across Technorati: |
Technorati Authority:
1
Rank:
|
Science Authority: 1
Rank:
|
Books Authority: 1
Rank:
|
|
Arts Authority: 1
Rank:
|
Recent blog post
-
Don't Let Your Words Obstruct Your Meaning
"You probably know that understanding your audience is essential if you want a document to work. But this means understanding not just their level of knowledge of the subject at hand, but also their history, their cultural references and associations and ...
5 weeks ago
Recent Influential Reactions
- Personal Type I error rates
Reactions are links to this blog from other blogs' posts. Search for more reactions to Livia Blackburne: A Brain Scientist's Take on Creative Writing.
Follow Technorati