An introduction
To those new to my blog, this will introduce you to The Book of Drachma. Let me just say that, even though this blog is new, I am not really new to blogging, as you can see from the links to my previous blog.
Now what is The Book of Drachma? Well, it is the product of a long-time love affair with writing, and is a medical fantasy novel whose humble origins were in a medical conference in which a bunch of us were sitting around, griping about the state of medicine, as portrayed in the lay media.
Now from this session, I came away with the notion that I would like to put my own feelings and experiences out there. I guess to set the record straight, not only about what really goes on in the world of medicine, but more importantly, to let the world know just what it feels like to be a doctor, and what it feels like to care for the desperately ill. And so began my writing (in 1989), and thus The Book of Drachma had its beginnings.
The first part I wrote, rather hurriedly, and was done with what became Laminar Flow, by 1990. Then, as I was trying to find a publisher interested, I wrote some of the second part. It was then that I moved, changed computer systems, moved again, all the while my unfinished novel lay dormant in my office, gathering dust.
It was not until 2009, when I mentioned my novel to some of my office people, that it was reborn. Michelle Ogle, who worked in my office, offered to transcribe my novel onto a Word-compatible system. And about this time, the idea came to me to write a blog, posting a chapter per week on the blog. I slowly picked up a loyal base of readers, who provided the necessary positive feedback, and I started back to writing. I finished the second book, and was almost done with the third, when (thanks to my loyal readers' encouragement) I again sought out a publisher. This time, with two volumes done, and a third on the way, I was able to get it published.
So now we have Laminar Flow, The Book of Drachma, Part One available. It can be found on Amazon.com as well as Barnes & Noble (bn.com).
So, what is it about? In the first part we have two story lines, occurring in two different centuries, in which physicians are trying to care for their own desperately ill patients. But then the stories come together. How and why this happens is part of the magic of writing.
And we will have Book Two coming out shortly (Coaptation), with the third volume now in the editing phase.
Now what is The Book of Drachma? Well, it is the product of a long-time love affair with writing, and is a medical fantasy novel whose humble origins were in a medical conference in which a bunch of us were sitting around, griping about the state of medicine, as portrayed in the lay media.
Now from this session, I came away with the notion that I would like to put my own feelings and experiences out there. I guess to set the record straight, not only about what really goes on in the world of medicine, but more importantly, to let the world know just what it feels like to be a doctor, and what it feels like to care for the desperately ill. And so began my writing (in 1989), and thus The Book of Drachma had its beginnings.
The first part I wrote, rather hurriedly, and was done with what became Laminar Flow, by 1990. Then, as I was trying to find a publisher interested, I wrote some of the second part. It was then that I moved, changed computer systems, moved again, all the while my unfinished novel lay dormant in my office, gathering dust.
It was not until 2009, when I mentioned my novel to some of my office people, that it was reborn. Michelle Ogle, who worked in my office, offered to transcribe my novel onto a Word-compatible system. And about this time, the idea came to me to write a blog, posting a chapter per week on the blog. I slowly picked up a loyal base of readers, who provided the necessary positive feedback, and I started back to writing. I finished the second book, and was almost done with the third, when (thanks to my loyal readers' encouragement) I again sought out a publisher. This time, with two volumes done, and a third on the way, I was able to get it published.
So now we have Laminar Flow, The Book of Drachma, Part One available. It can be found on Amazon.com as well as Barnes & Noble (bn.com).
So, what is it about? In the first part we have two story lines, occurring in two different centuries, in which physicians are trying to care for their own desperately ill patients. But then the stories come together. How and why this happens is part of the magic of writing.
And we will have Book Two coming out shortly (Coaptation), with the third volume now in the editing phase.
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