Literary physicians

Anton Chekhov, Arthur Conan Doyle, Someset Maugham, William Carlos Williams were all medical men who sought and found fame and glory through their writing.

Today, Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, Vincent Lam and Kevin Patterson carry on the tradition. Increasingly, medical men (doctor-writers are still primarily male) are turning to...more »

Category: Health & Science | Started March 2008

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Writing what you know: should doctors stick to medical subject matter?

Somerset Maugham's most famous character, Philip Carey in Of Human Bondage, was a doctor like him. Michael Crichton's most famous character is a 20 foot Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Are doctors better writers when they stick to what they know?

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No, they can write about life outside of their profession. All of us have more than one role in life: husbands, wives, parents, siblings, etc.

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