by Pat McCaw | Jul 13, 2017 | Pat's Chat
Yeah, it happened. I was a teenager in the north woods of Canada holding my bloody filet knife when the old fisherman in the fish house said it. He was dumb enough to insult me when I was armed. I proceeded to clean my walleye with skill, producing filets looking...
by Pat McCaw | May 22, 2017 | Pat's Chat
Voice is one of my favorite craft topics in writing. In order to capture a character’s voice, you need to start with a well-developed character. Your story will change and develop and you need to know how your character’s personality and desires will adapt to every...
by Pat McCaw | May 20, 2017 | Pat's Chat
Many questioned my motives and looked at me with crazy eyes when I went back to school for my Masters in Creative Writing for children at forty-something years old. As a successful physician, I should have success, money, and all the comforts I needed – right? NOPE....
by Pat McCaw | May 19, 2017 | Pat's Chat
As a physician, I see patients with anxiety every day. Yes – every day, and most of the time I discuss stress, depression or a form of anxiety over 50% of my day in the office. The hardest part is when children are worried or anxious and parents feel helpless to make...
