Barry Parker

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Barry Parker was born in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. He obtained a B.A. (honors physics) and a M.Sc. from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. from Utah State University. He taught at Weber state University for two years, and at Idaho State University for 30 years before retiring.
His research area was general relativity, black holes and cosmology, but he also had an intense interest in biophysics. He taught a biophysics class for several years and did some research on the physics of the DNA molecule.
He enjoys playing the piano (pop, jazz, blues, classical, western) flyfishing, boating and skiing. He lives in Pocatello with his wife, and has a cabin in Island Park, near Yellowstone.

Articles:
Write Faster, but Accurately
My New Book: "Your Book"
Writing a Children's Book
The Secret of Selling More Books

Articles:
Tendonitis: Tennis Elbow
Why Staying Flexible is Important
Waking up at 3:00 A.M.
Sleep: Relax Before You Go to Bed

Articles:
We All Need ... A Little Inspiration (once in a while)
Enjoy the Good Times
Staying Motivated

Articles:
Quantum of Solace: Bond 22

Brain Tumors: Are They Initiated by Cell Phones?
The High Price of Gas: Is it Greed?
The new ZR1: The Super Corvette

Welcome to my site. I'm glad you took the time to stop by. I've had twenty-two books published in the last few years. Most are popular science, which is perhaps natural, as I was a professor of physics and astronomy at Idaho State University for thirty years. I'm now a professor emeritus, which is a fancy name for someone who is retired, but is trying to stay active, or at least, involved. My books are, for the most part, non-fiction, and most are for adults, although I have written a few for children, and am planning to do more. Articles in various areas are listed below and my Blogs are listed to the left. I hope you visit some of them.
Also, see my latest book below. It is titled You Should Write a Book and it gives you all kinds of information on how to write it with style and clarity, how to self-publish it (if that's what you want) and how to sell thousands of copies. It is based on a writing class I taught at ISU for several years. And don't forget to sign up for my newsletter on writing and selling your book (click on Newletter above

Praise for "You Should Write a Book"

"I can't think of any other manual of the do's and don'ts of good writing that also takes the aspiring writer through the process of editing, setting up the computer for self-publishing, book design, printing, establishing a website and selling the book. An excellent guide." Barbara Lambert

"If you plan to write a book, start by reading this one." Stacie V Author

My new book titled "You Should Write a Book: Writing it With Style and Clarity, Publishing Beautiful Pages, Selling Thousands of Copies" is now out.A summary of its contents is given below.

PART I: Writing it with Style and Clarity
Getting Started
Writing the Way you Talk
Making it Personal
Making it Memorable
Making it Sparkle
The Three C's: Clutter, Clarity, and Continuity
Unity, Coherence, and Originality
Developing Voice and Style

PART II: Self-Publishing Beautiful Pages
Becoming a Publisher
Computer Programs for Self-Publishing
Title, Cover, Front and Back Material
Printing Your Book

PART III: Selling Thousands of Copies
The First Step: Establishing a Website
Optimizing your Website
Blogs, Press Releases Social Media, and RSS
Amazon.com
Sending Out Emails
Making Your Book a Local Best-Seller
Other Methods

My recent book "Feel Great Feel Alive: Seven Steps to Superhealth and Fitness" can be obtained by clicking on the title in the right column and going down to the "buy" button.

I'll have several inspirational articles in this section but to access them you'll have to go to the right hand column under "Inspirational Articles" and click on the one that is of interest to you.
A list of them is given below:

"What is Happiness?"
"How to Raise your Happiness "Set Point""