Writing a book proposal was one of the most transformative experiences I’ve had as a writer. It made me think about something I hadn’t considered throughout my academic career—my audience. I realized that I was writing to an entirely new audience, and I needed to write differently. Throughout graduate school, I was writing to either […]
At the beginning of a contract, a person from the leadership (a physician) asked me: “Have you worked with physicians?” When I replied “yes,” he gave me a knowing look and said: “That’s good because, as you know, physicians can be tough to work with.” Knowing how to work with physicians is a thing. It’s […]
Grant writing is an extremely valuable skill. In my last post, I wrote how grant writing can be a way to offer something valuable to your organization or client, especially if you’re starting out as a medical writer. Every organization I’ve worked with in health care, social services, community-building, and academic research rely on grant […]
For the past six years, I’ve worked with health care professionals and administrators to develop documents. These documents help create new care systems or implement changes to an existing system of care. As a social scientist who studied health and medicine from a distance, it’s been rewarding to work alongside providers and to help improve […]