Ask the Author: John Chase
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John Chase
Come back another time
John Chase
It's fun to see your thoughts, which you may not be able to actually say out loud, come together and see on paper what you had in your brain.
John Chase
Take notes whenever you think of something. I called them memory joggers. Put them in a box. When you get ready to write, take them out and organize.
My daughter, who is a writer/editor for Yeti's bi-annual catalog, said "Dad, just write. Don't look up anything-spelling thesaurus anything. Just write"
So I did. And sometime it just flows. Other times not.
I had to cut about half of what I wrote for this book. Most of the profanity, some of the sarcasm.
My daughter, who is a writer/editor for Yeti's bi-annual catalog, said "Dad, just write. Don't look up anything-spelling thesaurus anything. Just write"
So I did. And sometime it just flows. Other times not.
I had to cut about half of what I wrote for this book. Most of the profanity, some of the sarcasm.
John Chase
Marketing my book , but I am also writing for a medical blog "Authentic Medicine " started by my inspiration for sarcastic humorous writing Doug Farrago MD.
I am also answering a weekly question sent to me by StoryWorth which is a gift from my daughter. At the end of this year they will take the 52 contributions and somehow put it in a book-I don't know how. Sort of a memoir of what I am thinking as much as what I did
I am also answering a weekly question sent to me by StoryWorth which is a gift from my daughter. At the end of this year they will take the 52 contributions and somehow put it in a book-I don't know how. Sort of a memoir of what I am thinking as much as what I did
John Chase
First I clear my head and to do list so I can concentrate and not get distracted. Then I gather all the information I have collected about a topic, organize it and start writing
John Chase
As I was telling stories one day when we were waiting for patients to come in Meredith, my Xray tech, said "Dr Chase with all these stories, you should write a book." I thought for a minute and said "Maybe I will!"
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