Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Sayantani DasGupta, Co-Author of The Demon Slay
Our next author in this series is doctor-writer Sayantani DasGupta. I am a huge fan of Sayantani’s writing and am an avid follower of...
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Apr 16, 20121 min read
Guest Posts over at Redwood’s Medical Edge
Some of my medical blog posts are up online over at Redwood’s Medical Edge. This website is a great resource for fiction writers looking...
Jul 26, 20114 min read
Medical Fiction Question #3: A Question So Easy a Brain Surgeon Could Answer It (Oh Wait…)
Q: (edited to remove specifics about the manuscript) In the book my one lead character – a Brain surgeon – will be performing two major...
Jul 20, 20112 min read
Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
In many other respects, this book was better than the first book. For example, in Shiver, I felt a few of the side characters weren’t...
Dec 20, 20101 min read
Biased Review of a Fabulous Essay: From Words to Brain by Livia Blackburne
What happens when you read? How does your brain derive meaning from words on a page? My writing buddy Livia, attempts to answer these...
Oct 18, 20104 min read
Medical Fiction Question #2: Labor Pains
Q: From writer DH (question edited for clarity): If you don’t mind, I’m having a hard time writing a scene for childbirth, and I can’t...
Oct 4, 20103 min read
My epiphany: it’s about the writing, stupid
After almost two and a half years of writing full time, I’ve finally realized that I need to write. It’s not about being published for...
Aug 2, 20104 min read
Medical fiction question #1: The Disorderly Orderly
Abbreviated/edited email: Dear Amitha, I’m working on a short story that takes place in a hospital. The patient is in the room with his...
Jun 9, 20101 min read
Have Medical Questions about Your Novel? Email me!
I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about my “How to Write a Hospital Scene” guest post from writers curious about how to fix their...
Jun 1, 20101 min read
How to write a hospital scene–Guest post at GLA
Head over to the GLA blog to check out my guest post called “How to Write a Hospital Scene in Your Novel“! Let me know what you think....
May 24, 20102 min read
Kid’s Medical Book review: Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro
Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro is a book of testimonials from children about what it’s like to have a sibling with...
May 3, 20102 min read
Kid’s Medical Book Review: ABC Doctor: Staying Healthy from A to Z by Liz Murphy
ABC Doctor: Staying Healthy from A to Z by Liz Murphy is a list of doctor’s visit terminology in alphabetical order, ranging from “A is...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Kid’s Medical Book Review: My Friend the Doctor by Joanna Cole
My Friend the Doctor by Joanna Cole is a very cute book about a young girl named Hannah who goes to the pediatrician to get a checkup....
Apr 16, 20101 min read
Helping Make Doctor Visits Less Scary — Free Online Read-Along Stories for Kids at HANS
Along that vein (pun not intended), I recently came across the website for the Help Autism Now Society. Because autistic kids often have...
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