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Interview: Between The Reads

Be sure to check out my interview with author and book blogger Audra Russell, a Registered Nurse and book reviewer. We talk about Exiles of a Gilded Moon, and writing in the fantasy/sci fi genre. You can find it here on Instagram live!

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Interview: One Reading Nurse

Be sure to check out my interview with Athena, a Registered Nurse and book reviewer. We talk about literary fiction, and writing about difficult themes. You can find it here!

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Podcast: prescribe me something else

Be sure to check out my interview on Prescribe me Something Else with Dr. Odai Sinokrot and Dr. Farah Rahman. We discuss Exiles of a Gilded Moon, and balancing my career as a surgeon and an author.

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Interview with Aaron Sarkar

Please check out my interview with award-winning songwriter and music producer, Aaron Sarkar. We talk about my new book, and life in NYC during the pandemic. You can find it here

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It all started with an idea…

It all begins with an idea.

10/17/2020

Hello!

I wanted to share a bit of the history of Exiles of a Gilded Moon with you. It began as an idea during my teenage years, and transformed into an epic series. As students in my senior year French class, we were encouraged to try different styles of art. My teacher reminded us that it was common for works of art to influence each other, such as Hiroshige’s Wave over Kanagawa inspiring Debussy’s Le Mer. One day, we were asked to create an abstract painting. I chose to paint an alien sky dominated by a ringed planet and its multiple orbiting moons, from the perspective of a viewer looking up at the sky. At that moment, I wondered what kind of story could I create based upon such an usual scene. Over the years I wrote and imagined, what a civilization depicted in this painting might look like. Recently, I asked my family if they could locate that painting. Here is my original painting after all these years…



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