It has been one year since I started my blog. During that year My Ambulance Education has been released. The book and blog have facilitated my reconnection with numerous friends from my past. I’ve also continued my research into diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders has made tremendous strides towards success. I have been invited [...]
Archives for Books and Writing
Writing a Memoir and Expressing Emotions
For anyone who wants to know what it is like to write a memoir it is easy to give a brief philosophy that partially addresses that question. That is if you do not get yourself emotionally involved and in tears, you are not honest enough with what you are writing. What brings people to read [...]
Cutting edge versus state of the art and other buzz words
I LOVE these discussions; they can be fun, engaging and animated. We use terms like; cutting edge, out of the box, paradigm shifting and groundbreaking.
Writing strategies and writers’ block.
With the eclectic mix of writing tasks, I have ended up with different writing strategies to get the job done.
China trip and scientific conference on a cruise ship.
I say that I am a geek amongst geeks with pride.
My Blog’s Formula
Formulaic is geek-speak for having a protocol.
Interview Concerning My Ambulance Education
Greg Friese interview; My Ambulance Education. Recently I was interviewed by Greg Friese concerning My Ambulance Education and it was great fun. Greg had graciously supplied me with some sample questions he would start with and that helped break the ice. We talked about the general contents of the book and why I wrote it. [...]
NATA conference review: Buyer beware.
The 2009 NATA conference for me was a big success and well worth the trip. Unfortunately because of family commitments I needed to miss all of Saturday, but my goals for Thursday and Friday were met and exceeded on all fronts. By way of a background over the past several years I make the conference [...]
Book Signing II, Firehouse Expo
Ok, so I had my second book signing and as usual I learned a thing or two. Not a bad thing for a college professor talking about ambulance education. Never too old to learn and continue learning. The book signing was at the Firehouse Exposition in Baltimore Maryland. I was doing the signing at the [...]
Professional writing versus scientific writing
An interesting paradox has arisen. An email came through my website that commented on “My Ambulance Education” and referred to it as my first professional writing. That comment, while kind in its intention, gave me pause for thought. I actually do consider myself a professional writer and did so before this. My job as a [...]
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