I was in the library yesterday doing some research for my book. At this point I need to know what type of competition I am up againsy for nursing non-fiction books. Well, little it seems. There are a number of medical mystery books about, some new ones like "Pandemic" by Dr. Daniel Kalla. What few books there are written by nurses, or about nursing, are mostly non-fiction "how to" or fiction classified under romance. Now these are good, sure, but much to scarce. So much "real" information about nurses and the profession can be portrayed in non fiction mystery or contemporary genre books. So why aren't there any? Either my research is severely lacking or nurses are just not writing.
When in comes to writing many people truly believe they can't. Yet anyone, with a bit of practice, can, and without having to go back to University to take special courses (though if you can afford a couple it sure may help. If you can read, you can probably write the same type of book. My childrens writers course aften reinforced the point, "write what you love"..."read what you write". And nurse have lots of practice writng to get the point across in as short a form as possible.
So write! Please!
Writing is good for you emotionally (and perhaps financially), reading is good for the general public (ask any school teacher), reading and writing exercises the mind which can help ward off Alzheimers, and if you consider non-fiction...WE can help people stay out of hospitals and emergency rooms, especially during this time of shortage of nursing professionals.
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