The Story Behind the Story – Part Seven – The Vanishing Patient
Believe it or not, I wrote book seven, The Vanishing Patient, before beginning work on books five and six! But I wasn’t happy with it and...
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mairilong
- Jul 30, 2022
- 14 min
Crime Writing - Insane or Inspired?
Postulated psychiatric disorders in Golden Age detectives and more recent day crime fiction protagonists As a doctor, crime writer and...
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mairilong
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part Six – Lethal Resuscitation
By the time I began writing Book six, I had signed a contract with my publisher and was committed to getting the thing down whether I...
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mairilong
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part Five – Clinically Dead
When I started out writing it was a form of therapy as much as anything else and I certainly never planned to share any of my work. But...
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mairilong
- Apr 5, 2022
- 3 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part Four – Shooting Pains
Some authors talk about setting as if it is one of their characters. I don’t feel the artistic pull to that extent but living and...
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mairilong
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part Three – Deadly Diagnosis
Writer’s block is one of the most dreaded things. It fills an author with self-doubt and eventually, self-loathing. If we are to make...
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mairilong
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Medicine, Madness and Murder
(First published in Red Herrings, CWA, February 2022) ‘Write what you know,’ that’s what they say to aspiring authors, isn’t it?. It...
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mairilong
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part Two – Murder and Malpractice
Although Death by Appointment is chronologically earlier and published before, Murder and Malpractice was actually the first murder...
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mairilong
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Story Behind the Story – Part One – Death By Appointment
I’ve spoken openly about why I write generally and for those who don’t already know, it began following the diagnosis of bipolar...
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Mairi Chong
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
My 10 Tips For Writing
1. Write like no one is ever going to read it! I’m a perfectionist by nature and very driven. I used to feel like a failure if I...
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Mairi Chong
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
How I got Published
I wasn't sure about how to publish, or if I even should and I held onto my first book for a long time. But I suppose I got sick of family...
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Mairi Chong
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Why I began to write
Doctor Detective I think being a doctor is all about stories and detective work. When a patient comes in the room, you are immediately...
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