by Matthew Rehrl MD | CoVid
Two and a half years ago (and a few months after our last cat, Olivier, died of nasal lymphoma) my wife and I adopted a little black kitten named Roo ( short for Rousseau). This was just before the COVID pandemic kicked in, and it meant that for the first year of...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Book Reviews, Writing
In preparation for a meeting with an agent at the upcoming upcoming San Francisco writers conference, I spent a few hours reading one of his author’s debut novels: Beauty of the Broken, by Tawni Waters. It’s a lovely book—a coming of age story and a young love...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
Here’s my current book publishing strategy. Secondary: LoglinesQuery LettersMarketing plansElevator pitchesPlatform developmentConnectingPodcastingFinding a good agentReviewing Indie publishing optionsAttending writing conferences Primary: Writing a really good...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
Does writing about negative events in your life help your brain? Maybe. Here’s a 2019 article which suggests it does (and even suggests some of neurological mechanisms with reference to learning): Effects of Expressive Writing on Neural Processing During Learning....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Physician Career, Writing
The words “I’m all in” when discussing one’s career are easy to say, but hard to implement. These words don’t just mean putting all your efforts towards learning and practicing a craft. They also mean not doing quite a few other things—things such as going on...
