by Christie | Dec 22, 2016 | Film & TV
I loved Love Actually the first time I saw it. And I loved it every time I’ve seen it since its release, which adds up to a lot of viewings if I watch it every December. But this year, something changed. It all started with the stupidest line in the film: “Shut up,...
by Christie | Dec 19, 2016 | Author's Notes, Korvali Chronicles
When I’ve exhibited at comic and science fiction conventions, people will often remark upon my book covers. This is especially true for the Korvali Chronicles trilogy covers, which have several characteristics that set them apart from other book covers. For one, the...
by Christie | Oct 25, 2016 | Social Issues
This has been a big year for awareness about sexual assault and sexism. The Stanford rape case with Brock Turner made a huge impact on women and men everywhere by painting a vivid picture of the realities of rape and how we as a society allow it to continue. And...
by Christie | Oct 13, 2016 | Author's Notes, Daughters of Anarchy
[Spoiler Alert]: You need to have read DOA 1 to avoid spoilers. Organizing a novel into chapters requires making important choices. You can do short or longer, name each chapter or merely assign it a number, have each chapter include the point of view of one character...
by Christie | Oct 5, 2016 | Advice for Authors
As an indie author, you have multiple book sites at which you can sell your books. Some of these include: Amazon iBooks Barnes and Noble Kobo Aggregators such as Draft2Digital and Smashwords Given that these establishments have similar rules and royalty schemes (for...
by Christie | Oct 4, 2016 | Science
In a recent article, entitled “What Does it Mean to Have “The Gene” for Something? Not What You Think…”, I explained basic genetic variation. In summary, I talked about the fact that no one actually has “the gene for” some...
by Christie | Sep 21, 2016 | Film & TV, Science Fiction
The Matrix is one of my favorite science fiction films of all time. I saw it for the first time NOT when it came out in the theater, but when it came out on DVD. I have a flashbulb memory of watching it in the afternoon before heading out for an event, and...
by Christie | Sep 15, 2016 | Film & TV
Spoiler Alert: I’m going to spoil the film here. Which probably doesn’t matter, because pretty much everyone has seen this classic… Well, on Star Date 9/13/16, this rogue scientist finally–FINALLY–saw the film that many Star Trek fans say...
by Christie | Sep 13, 2016 | Science Fiction
Anyone who knows me or who’s read my science fiction knows that my areas of expertise include psychology, genetics, and biology. Political science and economics, not so much. I recently published the first book in a new series entitled Daughters of Anarchy...
by Christie | Aug 30, 2016 | Science, Science Fiction
The first time I can recall hearing neurotransmitters mentioned in science fiction was from Dr. Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Beverly Crusher was no ordinary ship’s doctor — the woman had a pretty strong understanding of the life sciences,...
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