During this interview and Mark Malatesta review, Amazon bestselling author Dr. Cristina LePort talks about her novels, Dissection and Change of Heart, published by Bancroft Press. During this interview, Cristina also shares her advice for authors about the best way to...
THE relationship of abstraction to concretes is present in every aspect of writing. Is like a virtuous circle. When the author composes a story she starts with an abstract idea (theme or general idea of the story) The author finds concretes (events,...
MY KIND OF HEROES Nowadays too often I finish a book or walk out after watching a movie experiencing emptiness, unsatisfaction and even sadness. What do we expect in exchange for our effort of purchasing and reading a book, or watching a movie? We don’t just...
Think again! I got criticism from a few readers about the premise of DISSECTION as too unrealistic. While writing the book, I took great care to stay within the "fringe of science." I decided to clarify what in my book is real today and what is futuristic and not here...
My novel DISSECTION has a PUBLISHER! Bancroft Press has accepted it for publication in September 2022. Researching and writing the book was the easy part. Finding a traditional publisher was the most difficult accomplishment of my life. It was tougher than Medical...
I’m excited to announce that I’m working on a new medical thriller, this one centered around heart transplants. On December 3, 1967, Dr. Christian (Chris) Barnard performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur...
Selecting a point-of-view (POV) is one of the most fundamental--and often overlooked--choices an author must make when writing a novel. Put simply, the POV is what voice you use to tell your story--first, second, or third. The first- and third-person voices are the...
I named my book, Dissection, after a form of arterial injury that plays a pivotal role in the plot. The most catastrophic type of dissection involves the Aorta. The Aorta supplies oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It originates from the...
I'm thrilled to announce that Bob Diforio of D4EO Literary Agency has agreed to represent my new medical thriller, DISSECTION. It's been a long, hard road to find an agent, but it was absolutely worth it and I know my book couldn't be in better hands. In Dissection,...