Ready to Go…

Today I am editing The Anatomists’ Handbook. This was to have been my first published novel, but my writing skills weren’t quite up to the task of the multi-layered multi-era narrative. The story’s bones were good, and some characters demanded they come to life. Maybe this time next year, we’ll be celebrating another launch. 🙂

Mila and the Bone Man.

I’m so excited! Even though I have published and toured my memoirs internationally, it feels different having a work of fiction – creative imagination – to offer the world. The character Mila came to me while I was running in the bush in Whangārei. Her story gradually unfolded under the guidance of tutors at NorthTec in 2019. Pip Adam was …

A room of my own … with thanks to Virginia Woolf

It can be hard, being a working writer, sharing an office or space with your significant other. Until August 1, 2019, I worked a large portion of each week as a general practitioner. I loved being a doctor but had to retire for medical reasons while I was well below the usual retirement age. Once, I’d been a writer, and …

Works in Progress

  I currently have three works in progress. Three! it wasn’t meant to be that way. The Anatomists’ Handbook started life two years ago as a dual storyline book, weaving together fact and fiction, contemporary and historical strands. A reimagining of the writing and illustration of the great Gray’s Anatomy which intertwined with a contemporary strand about an injured New Zealand doctor. …