Co dzieje się na sali operacyjnej po zaśnięciu pacjenta?
The meetings with readers are a constant source of enlightenment and inspiration. Each book is a multilayered work. Besides the obvious narrative, there are many better and not-so-well hidden thoughts and ideas. Just like in real life. The most uplifting comment I’ve heard from my reader was that each time she read the story, she […]
Moje pierwsze wydarzenie klubu książki w Briar Chapel
After writing more or less seriously for several years, I am fascinated by a question: ‘why people write?’ I know why I started. My father already died, and my mother was getting older. They both went through hell in their lives together. Father didn’t talk much, but mother was a bottomless well of stories. And […]
Wydanie dobrej książki trwa znacznie dłużej niż jej przeczytanie
“You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke.” Arthur Plotnik Not many authors write readily publishable first drafts. For the rest, writing in essence is rewriting, and that’s an entirely different process. Some authors can do their […]
Czytanie poezji czyni cię lepszym człowiekiem
We were sitting waiting in the conference room for our course to start. It was a marketing seminar for writers. Sue sat next to me, and somehow we started a conversation about the language. She writes poetry and obviously the language is her tool and mastery of it is her paramount objective. She writes mainly […]
Czy powieść o kardiochirurgu i napisana przez kardiochirurga jest lepsza niż powieść napisana przez laika?
I’ve never liked reading fiction novels. Always thought it was a waste of time. I could learn much more from a good non-fiction book and quite often immediately apply the knowledge into my everyday life. Then I discovered John Grisham’s novels. They were not literary novels, but their plots were compelling, the action […]
Ekscytujące czasy dla ojców i synów.
The book is written and printed. Not available yet but for a few highly selected friends. The reviews are nice so far, but again, these are friends and the family. A big marketing campaign is coming. The next few months will be interesting. How did it come to that? When I started writing, I hadn’t had […]
Sceny seksu w powieści
Before publication I asked a few friends to read my medical mystery novel Fathers and Sons. One of them had an interesting question: why are there no sex scenes in your novel? Well, I didn’t have a good answer. But John Grisham did. During one of the conferences, he was asked the same question. Here […]
Joseph Conrad i bycie pisarzem dwujęzycznym
The life and writings of Joseph Conrad fascinate me. He was born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in the area of Poland annexed by Russia after the partitioning of my country at the end of the 18th century. His father was a highly educated person. Writer, translator and would-be-revolutionary member of Polish nobility (szlachta). While a […]
Czy możemy zostać pozwani za prawdziwe historie?
There is quite a typical disclaimer printed in most of the novels. One can find it as close to the front page as possible. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, descriptions, dialogue, plot, assessment concepts, test questions and charts, settings and incidents are products of the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. […]
