by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
I had an interesting dream last night. (Note: The only thing that I find more boring than someone else’s dream is the person that tells them, so I apologize beforehand). I was at a work event composed of two start-up companies I have worked with recently. This event...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
We normally think of tension as a bad thing. It certainly can be in the material science world, especially when the tension exceeds the breaking point of a material. It also can be problematic in the biological domain—after all, no one wants to have hyperTENSION. But...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing
This Japanese-style tea house is one place I go to write. It’s located in the Bellevue Botanical Gardens—always open, well-covered, and dry. But here’s one odd thing. I can only write short blog posts here—not poetry, not non-fiction (other than blog...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am disciplined and I have a consistent morning routine. But this morning I woke up and broke my routine. I sat down at my iMac and I immediately wrote and scheduled 4 blog posts (5 including this one). Why did I do this? Because—apart from my wife and cat (who...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Do or do not. There is no try.Yoda Reading about writing is great. Researching for writing is fine. And going to writer’s conferences is fun. But we all know is the key to becoming a good, productive writer is to sit down at the keyboard and write....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | RAVEN, Reading, Writing
One aspect of novel writing is research. Since my current project requires understanding the history and pre-history of the Pacific Northwest’s indigenous population, that’s what I’ve done. Specifically, I’ve spent the last two years reading about...
