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A DOCTOR HELPING DOCTORS WRITE
Director and Principal at Ironed Words Productions, LLC
Insightful help for your writing goals
WELCOME, DOCTOR!
Channel your experiences and emotions into written words.
Maria Simbra MD, MA, MPH
Maria Simbra MD, MA, MPH
Award-winning journalist and author
Award-winning journalist and author
As a doctor, you deal with unique stressors and experience a multitude of life-changing encounters every day. Have you thought about writing it down to channel your thoughts and feelings?
Whether it's an essay, chapter, video script, blog post, or op-ed, doctors can find writing an effective way to process emotions, make sense of events, and find meaning in adversity and the human condition. Writing can be cathartic, soothing, and validating.
I'm sure you have stories to express. Let me be your guide.
With my background as a neurologist and 15 years in patient care, I understand what you're trying to say. With my master's degree in journalism and 19 years of experience as a journalist with CBS Pittsburgh, I can help you find your better words and better messages, so you can put your best stories on the page.
Opportunities for Writing and Support
Meet virtually for One-on-one Writing Support and get organized and systematic feedback on your piece of writing.
Submit 1,500 words for each meeting. You'll get feedback on your opening and ending, characters, dialogue, setting, plot and organization, pacing and engagement, scenes and visuals, engagement and tone, grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and readability, and overall impressions. Meet weekly or monthly.
What clients have been saying:
"It's been a huge motivation and benefit to my writing!"
"I'm considerably more productive."
"I got encouraging feedback."
"I love being inspired to write."
"I look forward to each time."
"Maria is a fantastic writing coach! She provides clear guiding principles with support. She also clearly loves her work! I love working with Maria."
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Get exclusive writing prompts, tips, and resources for healthcare professionals who write.
Discover the power of writing about your unique experiences. Find your voice and share your story. Write your way through the challenges of medicine.
Write for the online lit mag, DocWriterRx™, featuring doctors who write.
Submit up to 500 words on your experiences in healthcare. Essays, poems, and stories are welcome.
Get tips and guidance for writing about your unique experiences.
Each monthly issue of Writing and Storytelling in Healthcare brings you insight on a variety of topics such as:
Narrative Medicine
Pain, Suffering, and Death
Finding Hope and Meaning
Using Narrative to Heal and Transform
Ethics of Writing about Illness
Developing a Writing Practice
Finding your Voice as a Writer
Navigating the Publishing Process
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Escape your distractions and get your writing done at the Ironed Words Writing Retreat!
Gather with a small group of other writers in a cozy hotel setting and make progress on your work-in-progress. Writing sessions, group discussion, and camaraderie make for an awesome and productive three-day experience.
For additional questions, or for individual help, please reach out at IronedWordsProductions@gmail.com
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