Mar 18, 2013 | Doctoring, Public Medical Communication, Writing
aka Ten Doctor Writers Everyone Should Read Let me just start by acknowledging that top 10 lists are: absurd, biased, intriguing, powerful, useless, helpful, and ubiquitous – depending of course on the topic, its author, and you, its reader. Some of this author’s...
Mar 6, 2013 | Doctoring, News and Updates
When you hear the same comment from two very different places/people in a short space of time, you need to take it seriously. First, a friend/colleague at Brown said she loved the book, couldn’t put it down, but felt it didn’t paint a very optimistic...
Feb 16, 2013 | News and Updates
It’s now been 3 weeks, 3 days, and 33 hours since the launch of A History of the Present Illness and so far it seems that the book and its message are both resonating with patients and doctors, readers and writers, which is to say, it seems to be resonating with...
Jan 23, 2013 | News and Updates
It’s been a good 24 hours since the book launched – a really good 24 hours! A History of the Present Illness has been getting some great reviews and attention. Here’s a selection: 7×7 Roundup: This Week’s Top Literary Events Heatherlo Book...
Jan 22, 2013 | News and Updates, Writing
Today is the day. A History of the Present Illness is on shelves in bookstores and but a click or download away online. The official publishing term for this day is launch. To me, it more closely resembles a birth. Certainly the path to this point has included sweat...
