Free While Live OPTION!
We now allot a number of free attendee seats, for whom the lectures will be FREE while they're live. Please note that free entry will not give you access to the recordings. You must buy a ticket for recording access, or become a SoMeDocs NETWORK-level member. To earn free entry, we simply ask you to share the conference with your contacts.
SPEAKERS
Rebecca Pickens, Certified Book Coach & Developmental Editor, says a novel's first page should shine! Discover tips and techniques to ensure your novel's beginning hooks readers and grabs agents' attention.
Writing and Publishing Personal Essays on Health, Illness, Caregiving, and the Making of the Healthcare Professional
Carolyn Roy-Bornstein MD will lecture on writing successful personal essays that transcend writers' lived experience, bring fresh insights, and impart universal lessons or takeaways, with writing that moves us.
Trouble Getting Started on That Writing Project? Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block from a 20-Year Freelancer
Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH teaches how to overcome writer's block and get words on the page when you a great idea but can't seem to begin.
Ethical Quandaries Related to Writing as a Physician
Christine Gibson MD discusses the unique ethical considerations of physicians as writers, with issues related to self-disclosure, confidentiality, inclusion and accessibility, and conflicts of interest.
The Importance of Diastole: Why Building a Narrative Medicine Curriculum is Critical
Pramita Kuruvilla, MD says medical training is full of moments of "systole" and that offering a narrative medicine curriculum provides a necessary "diastole", an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and grow.
Writing Fiction: The Secret Sauce that Keeps Readers Turning Your Pages
Debra E. Blaine, MD, lectures on the elements of the story arc, how to create compelling characters, and how to write authentic dialogue. Lecture will include tropes, themes, and hooks.
Common Writing Scams: What to Watch Out For
Kyle Bradford Jones, MD claims that because many of us want to be successful authors, there are people willing to take advantage. Find out more about keeping yourself, and your writing, safe.
Book Publishing — Getting Started
Suzanne Staszak-Silva, a senior acquisition editor at Johns Hopkins Press, will lecture on how to turn your idea into a book for general readers and get published by a respected publishing house.
The Power of Creating Your Own Story
Meena Julapalli, MD lectures about writing as a powerful tool to release emotional blockages, navigate life transitions, and foster a deeper connection with yourself and others on your journey of personal growth and healing.
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Bonus Lecture (VIP): Writing About Medicine with a Coauthor
Judy Melinek, MD, and her coauthor (and husband) T.J. Mitchell, New York Times bestselling authors of Working Stiff: Two Years, 264 bodies and the Making of a Medical Examiner, will lecture on the joys and success of collaborating on writing.
Bonus Lecture (VIP): No Portfolio? No Problem!
Carrie Sharkey Asner, MD will provide a comprehensive overview of the expenses associated with self-publishing a children's picture book, from manuscript preparation to printing and distribution.
Bonus Lecture (VIP): The Cost of Creativity: A Guide to Self-Publishing Children's Picture Books
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Workshop
Heart. Soul. Pen. Find Your Voice on a Page.
Robin Finn, MPH, MA helps us to find our natural writer’s voice.
Bonus Workshop
A Minute to Win It: Create Your 60-Second Book Pitch to Impress Publishers, Engage Media, and Open Unexpected Doors
"What's your book about?" Jill Grimes, MD FAAFP will lead a dynamic workshop to teach you how to create a compelling, 60-second pitch to reel in media, agents, publishers, and more!
Panel Discussion: Prescription for Prose: Non-Fiction for Doctors
Kim Liebowitz-Greene, MD (Moderator)
Emergency Room Physician | Published Author of Non-Fiction | Mother
Photine Liakos MD, CPE
Orthopaedic Surgeon | Published Author | Avid Reader
Judy Melinek MD and T.J. Mitchell
Pathologist-Husband Team | NYTimes Best-Selling Authors
Andrea Merrill, MD
Breast surgeon | Humanities Advocate | Writer
Nancy L. Glass, MD, MBA, MLS, MFA
Retired Physician | Nonfiction writer | Forever a Teacher, mentor, and learner
Jill Grimes, MD
TikTok.CollegeDoc, Speaker & Author
Panel Discussion: Pages of Wonder: Inspiring Young Minds with Children’s Book Creators
FA Khan, MD (Moderator)
Physician | Author of "My Superhero Mom" and "ABCs of My First Surgery"
Nicole Aaronson, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, FAAP
Author of "Porcupine Hugs" | Otolaryngologist | Educator
Nadine Haruni, JD
Author of "The Hat Diaries" and "Frieda the Frog" series | Lawyer | Yogi
Maribelle Ganelis
Grade School student | Author of "Door to Fairy Forest"
Ashley Saucier, MD, MHA, FACEP, FAAP
Pediatric EM Physician | Author of Calm Minds for Kids: Sea Turtle Swim
Olivia Ong FFPMANZCA, FAFRM (RACP)
Physician | Author of Jo-Jo the Kind Sloth: A Children's Book about Developing Self-Compassion
Dana Corriel, MD (Moderator)
Internist | Editor of the SoMeDocs Magazine and Newsletter
Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, FAANS, FACS
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Nerissa Kreher, MD, MBA
Physician | Pharma Industry Coach | Newsletter Owner
Dawn L Baker MD, MS
Physician Writer | Blogger | coach
Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP
physician | author | medical culture critic
A session for speakers and attendees.
Book Networking
Come with your published book, the book you’re working on, or merely the idea for your next book, and present it to our crowd. We will record the session and create a collective snippet as a memory (and for sharing).
Conference Curriculum
A Virtual Event to Remember
May 1-4, 2025
SoMeDocs is proud to be carefully building this curated event, filled with quality lectures from experts on non-clinical topics. In this conference, we'll be bringing you up to date content about all that's happening outside of the clinical world.
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