Medical workers-turned-authors share their advice

Writer's Digest had two authors with medical backgrounds recently share advice for their fellow writers.

Freida McFadden, who's a practicing physician in addition to being a bestselling author, explained what, specifically, authors should know about writing head injuries.

And novelist Karen Winn, who's worked as both a registered nurse and nurse practitioner, takes a bigger-picture look at how knowing your characters' health can help you tell their stories.

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