The Surgical Fiction Podcast

The Surgical Fiction Podcast


Introduction to THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST

April 22, 2018

Do you love listening to stories on audio? A digression. I have been a brain surgeon for over twenty years. The surgical task and the writing craft are both goal directed, cerebral undertakings. But surgery is a concrete, “right now” kind of thing, and writing is a creative, “take your time” thing. Surgery requires a rote knowledge of anatomy; writing calls up an esoteric awareness of words and grammar. Surgery is relatively quick and mentally exhausting; writing is time consuming... Read More Read More