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Category Archives: Writing
Novel Contest!
I’m excited to announce that the manuscript for my mystery novel “Scars” has been selected by Word Alive Press as the winner of their fiction novel contest. It should be published within the next 6-12 months. http://wordalivepress.ca/contest_winner
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Learning and Teaching
One of the hats I wear is as a Clinical Professor of Medicine with the Department of Family Practice at the University of Saskatchewan. In this role I host final year medical students at my office for a two week … Continue reading
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The Resident – Part 4 (Fiction by Dr. Kevin Dautremont)
(Hint: For maximum enjoyment be sure to read Parts 1-3 first.) It should have been a good weekend. Cudworth was still away and Yakov and I were on the surgical trauma team covering the emergency room. It should have been … Continue reading
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Only the Lonely – or – Get Thee to a Conference!
Writing is a solitary occupation. Whether the writer is an amateur just starting to struggle with the nuances of point of view and active verbs, (like me), or a professional typing away to meet the latest deadline, he or she … Continue reading
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Famous (?) quotes
Here’s one I like even though I have yet to experience a writing deadline. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” Douglas Adams – English humorist and novelist
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Masterful Mysteries
I like mysteries. They are definitely one of my favorite genres. (The other is historical fiction, so I get especially pleased when I find a book that combines the two, like Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series or Ruth Downie’s Medicus.) … Continue reading
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The Resident – Part 3
Fiction by Dr. Kevin Dautremont In his “Divine Comedy”, Dante struggles through the Nine Circles of Hell before passing through Purgatorio to reach Paridiso. I’m not sure how many circles I’ve made it through but I did finally get a … Continue reading
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