What people say about me:
"I'd never thought much about accurate medical information being given in novels. I'd just assumed that writers do their due diligence researching. That is until I helped an author actually "do" her research (she'd thought it unimportant). I'm also not well versed on medical procedures, hence any fact given was fine with me until I heard your lecture.
I was impressed and fascinated with the information you presented. You gave a wealth of information in a short span of time. I needed even more time to digest what was being given and time to ask more questions. I like the glint in your eye, or sense of humor you used to deal with such a serious topic.
Thank you for detail and thoroughness of the medical aspects of writing." Lauren Wilhoite-Willis
Medical questions for works of fiction can be submitted to jredwood1@gmail.com. Generally, the research for these is free for up to one hour of work if you allow me to post the question on my blog. Meaning, I'll research for an hour and give you my thoughts. Then you can decide if you'd like more research. Contemporary medical issues are easier than historical ones. Questions for the blog can be posted anonymously or you can use it as a way to promote yourself and what you're writing.
I'll review short medical scenes that are under three double-spaced pages for free as well as long as you allow me to post the edits on my blog. Again, this can be done anonymously or as a way to promote yourself.
If you're interested in a more lengthy medical edit or research on a particular topic, please e-mail me at the above address for rates. Generally, for this it is $30.00/hr. I don't do grammatical editing.
I do offer lectures on this subject for writing groups. One is called Medical Mayhem: Strategies to Accurately Depict Medical Fact in Fiction. E-mail me at jredwood1@gmail.com for further details.
