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I got an opportunity to grace Chris Graham’s platform for authors. Here it is…
Perfect quote – It aptly sums up the motive to pen my novel.
Why write at all? You cannot inhale and not exhale.
You cannot eat and not poop.
You cannot read and not write. (Did I just equate writing with pooping?) Yin & Yang. Reading is a passive, pleasant passion. Writing is challenging, invigorating, and pathologically addictive!
Profession vs Passion: I’m a Pathologist by profession. I dissect dead bodies and diagnose live diseases under the microscope. But human beings hold deeper mysteries beneath the visible surface. Mind, emotions, and idiosyncrasies – those are beyond the scalpel, but not beyond the pen’s might!
I decided to use my profession 2 ways. One, to fund my passion. Two, to stimulate both halves of my brain – the rational and the creative. Yin & Yang again.
Flexing the muscles of Time: ‘Work expands to fill the time required to complete it.’ As a…
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Impractical Dreamer 
Well said – nuff said – pjs/
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Gracias Paul!
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Wow !!! That was a wonderful interview :))
I loved your answer why write ? You are amazing doctor. I must admit, you broke my stereotypes for Drs. 😇😇😇
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Thank you for the encouraging words, Himali. Glad I breached the stereotypes.
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Yes so am I 😊😊😊
Kudos 🌷
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Great interview…. So nice to read this post!… All my best wishes! Aquileana ⭐
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Thank you Aquileana!
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Great to read you answers! I am sure the learning is immense in writing 🙂
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Thank you! Every book I read is a learning experience too – some on how to do it and some on how not to do it. I’m sure you as a blogger get equally enthused as you write.
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Yes, i am not much into books though!
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Really? And with Saru being a writer? Do you edit/ critique her books?
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Yes, as i have a full-time job to take care of and i do few things beyond writing and my job as well (like Toastmasters).
Saru does read books, but not write often. I have edited her work in the past though.
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Aha, a multi-tasker! I admire that.
Editing is the most difficult part of writing – it takes patience, determination and grit to persevere with it. So that’s a full time job as well.
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True…
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Yan and Yang. So good to have a balance!
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Always. Nature and life is all about balance. So is diet, for that matter.
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Nice pic. Dint expect you to be so young n cute with Doc n Author combo 🙂 🙂
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Oooh, thank you. I didn’t expect it from within the womb either 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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