by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 20, 2022 | Writing, Writing Habits
During long stretches of writing, I usually write in fifty-minute blocks with ten-minute breaks. And what do I do in those breaks? Lately, I have been going to my balance board for five of those precious ten minutes. I am not sure it helps my creative process, but it...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 19, 2022 | Writing, Writing Habits
I am trying to increase my daily writing time. Currently I’m roughly at two hours a day, but in November, I hope to increase it significantly. But what do I mean by writing time? What does it include, and, more importantly, what does it exclude? My writing time...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 18, 2022 | Writing
Am I a writer? Yes. I have blogged every day for nearly two years just on my blog, and on other healthcare domains, I have written over 500 blog posts. But am I an author? The answer to this question is less clear, but I am asking it for two reasons. First, how should...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 17, 2022 | Writing
To hyphenate or not to hyphenate, that is the question. I am a physician who writes, and a writer who is a physician. My question: Am I a physician writer or a physician-writer? First I tried Google. No help there. “Physician Writer” gave me 53,200 hits,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 13, 2022 | Writing
I just watched James Patterson’s Masterclass on creative writing . Here is one of the jewels he dropped—paraphrased: Know what you like to do. Learn how to do it well. Do more of it. Now that I am writing full time, I get it.
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Oct 12, 2022 | Creativity, Photography, Writing
Right now, most of my creative energy is focused on writing—especially in the fiction arena—but this week I have also started a course on one of my creative hobbies: black and white photography. Here’s an odd thing. Despite having committed to completing two of my...
