Results of the Giveaway!
Thank you all for participating on the PERCEPTION Giveaway! I was very excited to host it and happy to see that people were interested! And now, to announce the winners, congratulations to…. Gene Lempp and Matt Ryan! If you participated but didn’t win… No worries! Perception costs only $.99 at Smashwords and Amazon and is available to all . Again, thanks for participating and congratulations to the winners! Download article as PDF ...
PERCEPTION Giveaway! Win my short story e-book!
(Note: this is a sticky post, please scroll down for newer blogs!) As I published my very first piece of work this week, I would like to host a giveaway (I’m just cool like that)! I will give away TWO copies of my science fiction short story e-book (format of your choice). PERCEPTION is available at Amazon and Smashwords. Click here for its Goodreads page! Marie Moore, 62 years old, wakes up in a dark world, devoid of light or images. She visits all sorts of specialists, who eventually, jointly, diagnose her with a psychological disorder. However, it will quickly become clear that the specialists were wrong… How to win? It’s quite easy. You can choose to enter the giveaway once by just filling in the form below and not spreading the word, but if...
I Published My First Book (well, short story)
Hi all! I’m very proud to announce that I have published my very first book – or rather, short story. It’s now available for $0,99 at Smashwords.com and Amazon.com! PERCEPTION by Manon Eileen Marie Moore, 62 years old, wakes up in a dark world, devoid of light or images. She visits all sorts of specialists, who eventually, jointly, diagnose her with a psychological disorder. However, it will quickly become clear that the specialists were wrong… PERCEPTION is a science fiction short story of nearly 5000 words. You can also find PERCEPTION on Goodreads. I’m insanely excited about this. If you decide to buy it (which I really hope), please leave a review, and add it to your Goodreads shelves! ^_^ (This also means that I...
DYK #15: Does our perception fool us?
First, look at the following pictures: …You probably noticed you can’t count the black dots, because in fact, there aren’t any. Kudos if you saw that the top lines of the trapezoids are equally large. Most people think the top trapezoid’s top line is larger! Images like these always make me wonder whether what we perceive (by processing sensory information) is true or not. (Have you ever played Guitar Hero? Afterwards, did you notice that wherever you looked, it seemed like the world was “floating away”?) This video explains the psychology of perception brilliantly. Please share your thoughts on human perception and what your experiences are! Download article as PDF ...
Casual Sunday
I guess instead limiting myself by just calling it “Blog Mashup Sunday”, I could call it “casual Sunday” so I can share a little more than just blogs :p. Last week was very interesting. Last Wednesday I went on excursion with my class. We went to a forensic psychiatric facility. This is a one of a kind facility in The Netherlands – most hardcore criminals of which they suspect have psychiatric issues are sent here for observation. A psychologist and psychiatrist told us about the work that they do there, which was absolutely fascinating, but at the same time also horrifying. You see, I was genuinely thinking “this might be something I would like to do in my future”. But when the psychologist told us about how he has to...
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