Author of the week this week is a day late because I have been a day off all week long. Wow. That was eloquent.
This author frequently shares his expertise on self publishing and is always willing to lend a hand and a kind word of advice to his fellow blogger. He is a smart one and definitely one of those people who test my ability to return a comment with some semblance of intellect. I have lost a few battles but refuse to give up on the war.
If you have not met him yet or even if you have, you really should take a moment to go give him some crap from Ionia go say hello and see how much he does for everyone.
Drop him a hello at:
>http://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/
Here is an excerpt from the “about me” I unceremoniously stole from his blog: Go ahead Chris, add theft to my list of crimes.
About me: I’m a physics instructor and self-published writer. My writing includes visual books on the fourth dimension, math workbooks, golf and chess log books, books on self-publishing, and puzzle books.
You can also find his Amazon author page by going HERE
Oddly, when I think of Golderberger-Treiman and Euclidean spacetime it is this blogger who comes to mind. Doctors. Honestly.
Bloody Hell.
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103 responses to “Author of the Week”
I might regret asking this, but what are ‘visual books on the fourth dimension’? I’m going to depend on my experience of weekly conversations with a biochemist to get me through the big words.
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Charles. *pats head.
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Everyone is smarter than me. I’ve come to accept that.
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I hate this mood you are in
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Sorry. Though, I seem to be surrounded by people with Masters and PHDs. I can probably out imagine most people under the table.
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Absolutely. You have a very vivid imagination.
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That’s my superpower. 😀 More useful for crime-fighting than people realize.
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You can out maneuver them with imaginative creatures
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That and do the unexpected. 😀 I think I have a story to tell on my blog. Not actual crime-fighting, but a fun story.
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Fun is good
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Very good. 😉 I think everyone will enjoy this one.
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Mostly conceptual geometry/physics books with illustrations on the prospects and possible features of a fourth dimension of space. In retrospect, they would have been more fascinating if I had let squirrels serve to illustrate the fourth dimension.
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Everything is better with squirrels.
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except pepper ice cream
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Icky. I need real ice cream now.
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Chocolate with peanut butter cups mmmmmmm
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And gummy bears!
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And starburst
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Starburst on ice cream? I’m intrigued.
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Yum
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What flavor does it go best with?
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gummy bear rocky road
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One of my favorite combinations as a kid.
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with chocolate chips?
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Rainbow sprinkles. I liked color.
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moo cream racist? Honestly.
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They tasted better.
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Chips
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Melted peanut butter on Forbidden Chocolate ice cream.
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Shhhhh
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No more food talk?
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Cookie?
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Banana!
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Minion?
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3 of them. 😉
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Ooooh
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There is a chance your reality is catching up to mine. I am however concerned that you are willing to step into black holes without knocking first.
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Congratulations to Chris. I have always enjoyed visiting his blog and trading comments, especially the physics related humour 🙂 A worthy recipient of Author of the Week.
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Is science geeks got to stick together
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I hope you haven’t started avoiding the U’s now. You know I am obsessed with them
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An
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I need a U phone
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You have that already
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F Skype
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Definitely, but it has it’s uses
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Chris will berate you for swearing
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Me, swear. Never!
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Oh the lies. If the world only knew
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But you’ll never tell, will you.
What goes on behind closed doors, stays behind closed doors, no?
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You can still hear you swearing on the other side.
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True, very true, Especially at skype
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LOL and traffic and shopping and the weather and and and and
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When I have reason and it is keeping me from something
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Like castle
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You will never forgive my one vice, will you.
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No
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You are a hard woman. One hour a week is all I want to myself, not even that when you take out the advertisements
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Fine. You shall have it. I can find something to keep me busy. I will calm your mum
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She is okay now
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Just wait
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Oh no. What are you going to do?
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Sticks
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I thought we had lost the stick
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Have we?
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You tell me
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Feigning innocence
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Always
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I never believe it somehow.
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Disbeliever?
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Dream weaver
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Yours
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Definitely
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You have me
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I am happy I do
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Then you will always be happy
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Thanks. (And I won’t tell me either.) 🙂
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Good then but keeping secrets will turn you into a dirty scoundrel like me….
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Congratulations Chris! Seems like it is well deserved! I’m with Charles though… I’m just a wee bit intimidated… all this fourth dimensional stuff. (Reminds me of Back to the Future… you’re not thinking fourth dimensionally… yeah I have a problem with that, lol.) Chess I can do though, although I am rather bad at it. Still fun to play. 🙂
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Checkmate
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In one move! I think you made a new record. Oh well it was a fun game. Another match?
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Why yes. Loser.
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It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about having fun! Oh wait… that’s something losers say… um um um.. I shall move my horsey thingy.. let me see.. up here.. no illegal move. To that square there! Hah, beat that! 😛
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Uhm…you are thinking checkers. lol
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oh right… silly me, lol.
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Thank you. Some 4D chess sounds fun. 🙂
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Oh… that would be interesting, but I struggle with the 2D version, lol.
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He. I would not bet against Chris.
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That is… wise, lol.
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It really is very good advice lol
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I would accept that challenge.
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Congratulations, Chris!
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I had to check out Chris’ blog – I dated a Physics professor. That is all I will say about that;).
Actually, I will check out his writing. I enjoyed perusing some of his posts and I dig the fourth dimension stuff. Hell, I dated it for three years.
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Magnetism lol
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Godly particles;)
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There are a rather lengthy list of physics terms that sound naughty but actually aren’t, have you noticed this too?
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Yes. I have noticed that too. Hummmmmmmmmm…….. Naughty neutrinos:)
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You dated the fourth dimensions for three years? I’m usually not interested in gossip, but that sounds quite exciting. 🙂
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Ha ha ha. That’s funny. There is really not much to day except that he was (past tense for me) a unique gentleman who still has heart, and always will. I learned more about high energy physics, colliders and the Higgs boson – than I thought I ever would in my lifetime. Quite fascinating really.
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I don’t do much thinking on Golderberger-Treiman and Euclidean spacetime, but if I did, I would probably think of Doctor Who …
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So I’m probably the last of your followers to read this. 🙂 Thank you. It’s the first time I’ve every been ‘anything’ of the week anywhere.
“Oddly, when I think of Golderberger-Treiman and Euclidean spacetime it is this blogger who comes to mind.” That’s probably the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. 🙂 (Even though you tried to spoil it three words later. 🙂 )
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Oh crap I am about to get mushy. Forgive me for this comment. I am sober.
Chris,
You are truly an amazing and in my opinion way way waaaaay under appreciated blogger. Your information is always useful and you are kind to everyone. I had working on my PhD in Psychoneurology and brain studies, and I truly respect anyone who has made it through school and become something great as you have.
I am out commenting you again. Ha! Okay back to mushy. I have learned so many things from reading your blog that I have then been able to adapt into my own work life and tell others about (I give credit really.) There are numerous times each week where I tell a blogger “Go talk to Chris.” I have a site link saved for your site so I can give them a quick reference. I have never had the desire to do that for another blogger. You always seem to have the answers to the questions I am about to ask…which I appreciate. It saves me from having to think so much. (Just what a professor wants to hear, no?)
I am lucky to have your guidance and advice and many other people are as well. Hug you for all of us.
The way you look at self publishing as not a last resort but a choice is inspiring and makes me smile and feel good about all the hard working people out there. So… (yes there is a point) I want to thank you. For all you do for this blogging, writing and publishing community as well as what you do for your students. You are a gift to us all.
oh chrysanthemum that was a long comment.
You are destroying me one word at a time.
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If you’re being destroyed one word at a time, you really have incentive to write an epic. 🙂
I believe that comment about self-publishing not as a last resort. What I have trouble understanding are the few indies who achieve incredible success on their own and then traditionally publish. If that was their childhood ream, then okay, maybe. But otherwise…
I also believe in paying it forward. If those who achieve at least mild success lend a helping hand to others, what a positive difference that will make. (Congratulations to all who already do this.)
Thanks for all of your support.
(By the way, a Ph.D. is a license to be long-winded. Are you a licensed practitioner? Ha!) 🙂
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I am certainly working on it. I like the idea of having a right to babble. Why did I not know about this before? You have been holding out on me.
I have done both, traditional and self. I like the control self publishing gives the author. I think a lot of authors get stars in their eyes when they think in terms of “making it big.” Little do they realise that most small to mid-list authors spend more than they make working on their own marketing campaigns, Traditional has been good to me, but now that contract time is coming again, I may very well decide to strike out fully on my own. I have been doing this for years and it just seems like it might be time for me to take control.
I see you posted something. I am an addict.
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