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, 2012
- 1 min
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, 2011
- 4 min
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, 2011
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 4 min
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, 2010
- 3 min
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, 2010
- 4 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 2 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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, 2010
- 1 min
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...