VICDOC Winter 2022 - Magazine - Page 103
HAVING A WEBSITE FOR THE BOOK IS
RECOMMENDED, AS IS SOCIAL MEDIA,
BUT I AM NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA TYPE.
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I’m not sure that the people who might
want to know about this book are
social media types either. I’ve been
promoting the book to physicians and
the National Trust of Victoria because
both audiences may be interested in
my father’s life and his life’s work. I’ll
be speaking at the Australian and New
Zealand Association of Neurologists
and launching the book on the Polly
Woodside. He led the restoration of
this square-rigged sailing ship for the
National Trust.
MY ADVICE TO OTHERS IS IF YOU FEEL
AN URGE TO DO SOMETHING CREATIVE,
WHETHER IT’S WRITING OR SOME OTHER
ACTIVITY, JUST GET STARTED.
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I started writing and it emerged from
there. Until you start, you haven’t got
a hope of getting anywhere. And, once
you start, it can be much easier and
even more satisfying than you expected.
Now that I’ve finished this book, my
family have said I need to write about
my own history, but I think that’ll just be
for the family, rather than publication.
Time will tell.
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