The Art of Hibernation

What this sci-fi geek loves most about hibernation is there is considerable research being done with the intention of applying similar metabolic changes to humans to help them cope with space travel! Because there are physiological and psychological advantages to snoozing through multi-year-long trips, induced hibernation may be just the thing for future astronauts.

As long as I’m writing a novel that includes one person waking from a long cryogenic sleep, I claim--by right of authorial research--the right to liberally practice the fine art of hibernation.

To read more of my musings on this topic, including a note on how to sleep your way to the top, courtesy of Arianna Huffington at TEDwomen, go to GeekMoms.

(Photo of astronaut Sullivan, courtesy of NASA.)

Wonder Woman Returns to Television

As beautiful as she is strong, Wonder Woman is also known for her extraordinary mental powers, including wisdom, profound scientific insight, and fluency in all languages, including Martian. (Who knew? A little quick research revealed she’s also been known to speak caveman.) Wonder Woman is victorious, not through her super strength, but through her wisdom and love. The lyrics from the 1976 TV series intro capture her spirit perfectly. ” . . . Make a hawk a dove. Stop a war with love. Make a liar tell the truth.”

And now David E. Kelley is slated to bring Wonder Woman back to television.

Read a more complete article about the new incarnation of Wonder Woman and some of her rich history at GeekMoms.

Rewrite in Progress

On January 1 of this year I made it to "the end" of a draft in first person of my MG novel, Green Tara. w00t!

Now, I'm going through the manuscript chapter by chapter, revising for clarity and revealing more of how the character feels. (I'm especially conscious of adding the emotional connection to the M.C. per the advice of my writing group. Slavedrivers:-)

Simultaneously, I'm going through the manuscript page by page, grooming every sentence and every phrase. And I'm experimenting with twitter by tweeting daily about the story. Yes, indeed. I'm story tweeting now.:-)

If you're interested follow my story tweets @thestorygoddess.