Guest guest Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Comments in-line LNM In a message dated 3/29/2008 6:06:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lgverrett@... writes: Hi all, I need your help. I am witting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes a little crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Not that I'm a big reader of fiction that's a good premise after all we've had real world serial killers that were RN's and MD's so why not a Medic? Be prepare for some in the field to go gaga on you since when we see a commercial on TV that portrays an EMS person in a bad light we write our Congressman etc to moan about it. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts We do tend to see the worst side of life overall. PTSD is very real and while I'm no CISMer over time I've seen good medics go a bit nuts, add a nutty spouse, a few life's problems a bit of a piss poor childhood etc. and anyone can be nuts right? 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught Oh with all of the interventions we have at our fingertips I am sure there are ways to get one maybe two in but if a single medic starts losing patients left and right you are going to raise flags, this I see as your greatest challenge as an Author, not so much in how to kill one but how to kill 10 over time. Even if you out them in a busy urban center with the call volume and the mix of critical patients that one could off easily it would be a red flag BIG time (one would hope). So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Well in EMS finding twisted minds should be a piece of cake! Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editing process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Congratulations, as one who knows it's a labor to get to that point in non-fiction as I could not comprehend having to make stuff up! Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant LNMolino@... (Cell Phone) (Home Phone) (IFW/TFW/FSS Office) (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax) " A Texan with a Jersey Attitude " " Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the author and the author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or associated with unless I specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is intended only for its stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential materials retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public domain by the original author. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15 & ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts? How about somebody writing a book about medics who kill their patients?! 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught? How about making them read his books?! Book Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 No Spenair I'm not a detective I promise. Just a guy trying to write a book. i wanted to do omething a little different then the normal detective books out there and well EMS is the one thing I know. spenair wrote: Are you really just a detective trying to see if someone will relate a method that solves your case and gets them arrested? There are no twisted minds here. Really. Seriously. I kid you not. Hope you success. Renny Spencer EMT-I EMT-P student > > Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, > 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts > 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught > So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. > Thanks. > ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. > Lawrence > > > --------------------------------- > Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 In a message dated 3/30/2008 8:23:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jkaymdc@... writes: 2. Lou, yes, a good number of us are very concerned with the public image of EMS. Fighting to be recognized as the quality profession it is (should be) and having an imagine put out there showing an EMS provider as a crazed killer, somehow doesn't seem to be a great marriage. Oh I too am concerned with the image of EMS but I just don't' think its based on a thirty second TV spot or a single movie portrait of a bad egg EMT etc. I think at times we as an industry put too much time effort and energy in sweating the small stuff and not seeing the big picture. It's likely a point that we need to just agree to disagree on as we are all entitled to our opinions. Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant LNMolino@... (Cell Phone) (Home Phone) (IFW/TFW/FSS Office) (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax) " A Texan with a Jersey Attitude " " Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the author and the author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or associated with unless I specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is intended only for its stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential materials retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public domain by the original author. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15 & ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 You could choose between the 'Guardian Angel' and 'Revenge' profiles. The GA puts them down to bring them back (hero reinforcement) or the Revenge (You called me at 3AM for an abscessed toe-nail!!?!?!?) krin135@... wrote: 1. The usual EMS stressors can plausibly be enough. Throw in a traumatic triggering event that " pushes him over the edge, " so to speak. The thing is, you really need to focus on character development a great deal with this guy. He does not need to be a thinly drawn EMS caricature. It needs to be obvious to the reader that, from the very beginning, this serial killer had some defective wiring in the first place, and just *happened* to be a paramedic - EMS gave him a venue to exploit character traits that were already there. ck: probably something along the lines of loosing a partner on a high speed run for an 'unfounded' call (e.g., a drunken domestic assault with no serious injuries, no arrests and no need for RLS response. 2. The guy is diverting succinylcholine from his RSI kit and killing people with that. The service throws out its non-refrigerated succs every two weeks, so there's little chance of him being caught. ck: , you've been reading Tom Clancy again....but that would be along the lines of what I would consider being the easiest to hide as well. 3. Did I mention the character development? Need a lot of that. ck: yeah...and if the chap were to use you as a role model, he'd have a ready made charector already developed... ck S. Krin DO FAAFP Re: Book >>I'd much rather read " Life, Death and Everything in Between " by the esteemed Mr. Grayson. Fun, heart provoking stories of what being in EMS IS really like.<< Aaaawwwwww. Thanks! That said, Mr. Verrett: 1. The usual EMS stressors can plausibly be enough. Throw in a traumatic triggering event that " pushes him over the edge, " so to speak. The thing is, you really need to focus on character development a great deal with this guy. He does not need to be a thinly drawn EMS caricature. It needs to be obvious to the reader that, from the very beginning, this serial killer had some defective wiring in the first place, and just *happened* to be a paramedic - EMS gave him a venue to exploit character traits that were already there. 2. The guy is diverting succinylcholine from his RSI kit and killing people with that. The service throws out its non-refrigerated succs every two weeks, so there's little chance of him being caught. 3. Did I mention the character development? Need a lot of that. -- Grayson, CCEMT-P www.kellygrayson.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Ever read Cornwell's books featuring " medical examiner " Dr. Kay Scarpetta? Does anybody seriously feel that the public's conception of what a medical examiner does is even remotely similar to Dr. Scarpetta's exploits? The man is going to write a fiction book. Let's all take a deep breath and confront reality. Fiction is fiction. How many movies have there been about cops gone bad? Does anybody really think all cops are like Drew ? What we need to worry about is the real idiots in our profession who, on a daily basis, do stuff that gives us a black eye, not a mystery thriller somebody's going to write. I wish the author well. GG > > > > In a message dated 3/30/2008 8:23:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > jkaymdc@... writes: > > 2. Lou, yes, a good number of us are very concerned with the public image of > EMS. Fighting to be recognized as the quality profession it is (should be) > and > having an imagine put out there showing an EMS provider as a crazed killer, > somehow doesn't seem to be a great marriage. > > Oh I too am concerned with the image of EMS but I just don't' think its > based on a thirty second TV spot or a single movie portrait of a bad egg EMT > etc. > > I think at times we as an industry put too much time effort and energy in > sweating the small stuff and not seeing the big picture. > > It's likely a point that we need to just agree to disagree on as we are all > entitled to our opinions. > > Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET > FF/NREMT-B/FSI/ FF/ > Freelance Consultant/Trainer/ Freelance Cons Freelance Consultant/Traine > > LNMolino@... > > (Cell Phone) > (Home Phone) > (IFW/TFW/FSS Office) > (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax) > > " A Texan with a Jersey Attitude " > > " Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds > discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) > > The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the author and the > author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or > organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or associated with > unless I > specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is intended only > for its > stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential materials > retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public domain by > the > original author. > > > > ************ ************<wbr>**Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch > Home. > (http://home.http://home.http://home.<wbrhttp://home.<whttp://h & <wbr> > ncid=aolhom<wbr>ncid) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 He's really a doc who lost his privileges for sloppy work , and can't get a job, so he fakes a new ID and goes to work as a medic. He can write his own scrips for rather exotic drugs, such as chemotherapy drugs, which he injects in 1000 times the prescribed dose which causes the patient's guts to rot out. He picks his patients from an oncologist's roster, this being the oncologist who blew the whistle on him. Then, the medic's partner, who moonlights for the medical examiner's office, and who also has a romantic interest in the fake paramedic sees something suspicious.......... GG > > > How about a combination Guardian Angel style...before letting them go... > > Paralyzes them, bags them to talk to them...then lets 'em go...to see the > fear and to show them their dependence on him/her...then he keeps one going > talking too long and the paralytic begins to wear off....physical altercation > ensues...yada yada yada... > > Ha.....for a real twist....he isn't a he but a her.... > > Dudley > > Re: Book > > >>I'd much rather read " Life, Death and Everything in Between " by the > esteemed Mr. Grayson. > Fun, heart provoking stories of what being in EMS IS really like.<< > > Aaaawwwwww. Thanks! > > That said, Mr. Verrett: > > 1. The usual EMS stressors can plausibly be enough. Throw in a traumatic > triggering event that " pushes him over the edge, " so to speak. The thing > is, you really need to focus on character development a great deal with > this guy. He does not need to be a thinly drawn EMS caricature. It needs > to be obvious to the reader that, from the very beginning, this serial > killer had some defective wiring in the first place, and just *happened* > to be a paramedic - EMS gave him a venue to exploit character traits > that were already there. > > 2. The guy is diverting succinylcholine from his RSI kit and killing > people with that. The service throws out its non-refrigerated succs > every two weeks, so there's little chance of him being caught. > > 3. Did I mention the character development? Need a lot of that. > > -- > Grayson, CCEMT-P > www.kellygrayson. ww > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Another masterpiece, . GG > > > Okay, how to respond? > > Oh, let me count the ways... > > 1. I'm not trying to be snide, or appoint myself to be the grammar police, > but paragraph breaks and a passing nod to the rules of grammar, punctuation > and spelling would be nice. Otherwise, your very impassioned reply may?well > wind up in the delete folder before anyone gets through it. > > 2. " Worthwhile " is in the eye of the reader. If you don't like the subject > matter, don't read the book. There are plenty of other books out there that > paint a dashing, heroic picture of life in EMS; a view, by the way, that is > just as unrealistic as one that paints the typical paramedic to be a serial > killer in waiting. If anything in the EMS genre makes me want to vomit, it's the > idea of yet another vapid screed in the " Look at how heroic I am " vein.? > > 3. While your grammar, spelling and punctuation are a bit rough, you > have?thoroughly mastered?hyperbole. 3. While > > " LIKE the fact that every time we get out of our ambulance we have no idea > if?we will be getting back in. " > > Wow. I'd love to work in?your world. It'd be a hoot a minute! A > rip-snorting, rollercoaster ride of action and drama,?crackling with life-or-death > intensity! An EMS tour de force, a... > > ...forgive me, I seem to have wandered?off into? " I'm a hero " book review > mode. My apologies. > > Honestly Rhonda, if your job is *that* exciting, you're doing something > wrong. What *I'd* like to see are more books that highlight the?boring, mundane > reality of what we do, and help the reader find the honor and humanity in it. > ? > 4.?The original poster, Lawrence Verrett, *is* an EMT, as I recall. While a > serial killer EMT ain't really my reading cup of tea, if he can?make it > plausible and entertaining, what's the problem? Writing a book about a fictional > character isn't " trashing our calling, " it's simply a work of...*fiction. > > I'm more distressed by the fact that so many of us get all teary-eyed and > hysterical over such perceived affronts than I am by the prospect of reading > about a serial killer EMT. > > 5. I'll not engage you in?discussion on the petrochemical industry and world > economics, because frankly I'm not all that knowledgeable about either, but > suffice it to say that blaming current fuel prices solely on 9/11 is naive > and simplistic in the etxreme. > > 6. It's high time we quit lionizing the FDNY firemen and Port Authority cops > who died in the WTC collapse.?They died, and their deaths are indeed a > tragedy. I feel bad for their brother cops and firefighters, and their families. > But we as a profession need to stop the emotional masturbation over their > deaths. It seems that every time someone denigrates EMS in some way, there's a > vocal and extremely emotional contingent of us that starts screeching, > " REMEMBER 9/11!!!! REMEMBER OUR HEROOOOOOOOOS! 6. It's high time we quit lionizing > the FDNY firemen and Port Authority cops who died in the WTC collapse.?They > died, and their deaths are indeed a tragedy. I feel bad for their > > We need to a) learn from the mistakes made, and act on?what we learn in a > meaningful way.?*That's* how you honor the fallen. > > Book > > Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow > EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle > crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get > from you all was this, > 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts > 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught > So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any > ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. > Thanks. > ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes > well it will be just after the new year. > Lawrence > > ------------ -------- -------- -- > Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of > Blockbuster Total Access now > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Gandy you're wise beyond your years LNM Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Re: Book Ever read Cornwell's books featuring " medical examiner " Dr. Kay Scarpetta? Does anybody seriously feel that the public's conception of what a medical examiner does is even remotely similar to Dr. Scarpetta's exploits? The man is going to write a fiction book. Let's all take a deep breath and confront reality. Fiction is fiction. How many movies have there been about cops gone bad? Does anybody really think all cops are like Drew ? What we need to worry about is the real idiots in our profession who, on a daily basis, do stuff that gives us a black eye, not a mystery thriller somebody's going to write. I wish the author well. GG > > > > In a message dated 3/30/2008 8:23:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > jkaymdc@... writes: > > 2. Lou, yes, a good number of us are very concerned with the public image of > EMS. Fighting to be recognized as the quality profession it is (should be) > and > having an imagine put out there showing an EMS provider as a crazed killer, > somehow doesn't seem to be a great marriage. > > Oh I too am concerned with the image of EMS but I just don't' think its > based on a thirty second TV spot or a single movie portrait of a bad egg EMT > etc. > > I think at times we as an industry put too much time effort and energy in > sweating the small stuff and not seeing the big picture. > > It's likely a point that we need to just agree to disagree on as we are all > entitled to our opinions. > > Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET > FF/NREMT-B/FSI/ FF/ > Freelance Consultant/Trainer/ Freelance Cons Freelance Consultant/Traine > > LNMolino@... > > (Cell Phone) > (Home Phone) > (IFW/TFW/FSS Office) > (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax) > > " A Texan with a Jersey Attitude " > > " Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds > discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) > > The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the author and the > author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or > organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or associated with > unless I > specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is intended only > for its > stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential materials > retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public domain by > the > original author. > > > > ************ ************<wbr>**Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch > Home. > (http://home.http://home.http://home.<wbrhttp://home.<whttp://h & <wbr> > ncid=aolhom<wbr>ncid) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 In a message dated 3/31/2008 9:20:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time, bbledsoe@... writes: Publishing is a tough game. Once you get in, it works well. Breaking in is another story. I'd say that statement is even more so true in the fiction genre then in the non-fiction world. If you pick up any of the main stream writing magazine you rapidly see that they tend to cater to those that want to write the next great American novel etc. If you believe in some of the stuff they write anyone that writes for the non-fiction market that isn't a " journalist " is just doing the non fiction stuff to get by until their novel hits the big house an makes them the next King or Cromwell etc. I once asked Leo Stapleton the Retired Fire Commissioner from Boston how he made the leap from non-fiction to historical fiction to pure fiction and his three word answer was " I was bored " . I can't fathom doing a fiction piece even one based on what I know best in life. Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant LNMolino@... (Cell Phone) (Home Phone) (IFW/TFW/FSS Office) (IFW/TFW/FSS Fax) " A Texan with a Jersey Attitude " " Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) The comments contained in this E-mail are the opinions of the author and the author alone. I in no way ever intend to speak for any person or organization that I am in any way whatsoever involved or associated with unless I specifically state that I am doing so. Further this E-mail is intended only for its stated recipient and may contain private and or confidential materials retransmission is strictly prohibited unless placed in the public domain by the original author. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15 & ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 He thought he was supermedic but found out he wasn't. He learned this through the aging process. Some just cannot cope. hjb Book Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 In 1987 I had a short story published " Reaper v. Medic " in which a real jerk of a medic fought with the Reaper over saving patients. The medic was motivated by his own ego to save patients, and winds up becoming the Reaper and a real nice guy. It was picked up by 2 short story compilation novels. It was also on the EMS Mag website for a couple of years. Got moderately positive feedback. In 1989 I had another short story published in a SciFi mag - " Mummy Medic " . A medic gets killed, goes to Purgatory and has to prove his mantle by shuttling souls to Heaven or Hell. If you've ever read any Peirs - it has a lot of that type of SciFan in it. He winds up messing everything up, going to Hell, and performing a mime acts for Beazelbub and his minions for eternity. I got very positive feedback. I found that people are not - may never be - ready to see medics in a bad light. I submitted a few medic murderer stories and never even got a letter back. Try some short stories, and build in humor or SciFan-SciFi. I never was brave enough to try a book. aloha, mikey ________________________________ From: texasems-l [texasems-l ] On Behalf Of lawrence verrett [lgverrett@...] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:05 PM To: texasems-l Subject: Book Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I reviewed a manuscript not that long ago and it just spewed anger and hatred. It was a complete manuscript and fairly well written. The author was obviously a burnt-out paramedic with a personality disorder. He wrote of his hatred for GOMERS, stated that he would like to broad side a local doctor's Mercedes with the ambulance. In the storyline the paramedic would threaten patients-especially frequent flyers and gang members. A frequent statement was, " I'll poke your eye out and skull f-k you till you die. The last thing you will see will be my nametag. " Obviously, the book did not publish. Publishing is a tough game. Once you get in, it works well. Breaking in is another story. BEB From: texasems-l [mailto:texasems-l ] On Behalf Of Hudson Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:58 AM To: texasems-l Subject: RE: Book In 1987 I had a short story published " Reaper v. Medic " in which a real jerk of a medic fought with the Reaper over saving patients. The medic was motivated by his own ego to save patients, and winds up becoming the Reaper and a real nice guy. It was picked up by 2 short story compilation novels. It was also on the EMS Mag website for a couple of years. Got moderately positive feedback. In 1989 I had another short story published in a SciFi mag - " Mummy Medic " . A medic gets killed, goes to Purgatory and has to prove his mantle by shuttling souls to Heaven or Hell. If you've ever read any Peirs - it has a lot of that type of SciFan in it. He winds up messing everything up, going to Hell, and performing a mime acts for Beazelbub and his minions for eternity. I got very positive feedback. I found that people are not - may never be - ready to see medics in a bad light. I submitted a few medic murderer stories and never even got a letter back. Try some short stories, and build in humor or SciFan-SciFi. I never was brave enough to try a book. aloha, mikey ________________________________ From: texasems-l <mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com> [texasems-l <mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of lawrence verrett [lgverrett@... <mailto:lgverrett%40yahoo.com> ] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:05 PM To: texasems-l <mailto:texasems-l%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Book Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I would like to publish a book about ems but I can't remember what I want to put in it. Henry Book Hi all, i need your help. I am writting a book and I was wanting my fellow EMSers help. The book is fiction and it is about a medic who goes alittle crazy on the job and starts killing his patients. Now want I was hoping to get from you all was this, 1. What would cause the medic to go nuts 2. How would he kill the patients without getting caught So I am turning your twisted minds free. Come up with some good stuff, any ideas I can get that sound good I'll use with the permission of the author. Thanks. ps My first book is done and it now in the editting process, if all goes well it will be just after the new year. Lawrence --------------------------------- Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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