Interview with Dr. Debra Blaine

In today’s podcast, our guest describes her personal success in writing and self-publishing a novel.

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In 2019, Dr. Debra Blaine released the medical thriller, “Code Blue: The Other End of the Stethoscope.” Then, in late 2021, she released the political thriller “Undue Influences.“
 
Dr. Debra Blain has been a family physician for 33 years. She has been a guest on the podcast twice before to discuss her books and describe how to publish a novel. She returns again this week to announce the release of her latest novel, “Beyond the Pillars of Salt.”

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The latest book is the sequel to “Undue Influences.” The story takes place about 10 years in the future.  And it’s remarkable that Debra was able to write and self-publish the book in only 9 months.

Self-publishing Journey

Traditional publishing, hybrid publishing, and self-publishing are the three ways to publish a book. In Episode 231, she spoke with us about these possibilities.

Dr. Blaine employed hybrid publishing for her first two novels. She wanted more control of the process and to publish it more quickly, so she chose to self-publish her most recent book. And, she describes how she did that during our interview.

Debra used an Apple Mac-compatible book authoring application called Vellum. And she set up accounts with Apple Publishing, Ingram, Amazon Publishing, and Kobo to distribute the book.

Achieving Personal Success by Writing

To Dr. Blaine it’s not just about writing… it is also about making a difference. She hopes that when readers interact with the book’s characters, it will have a more profound, emotional impact. She refers to it as “truth in fiction.”

The truth hurts, but fiction guides gently. – Debra Blaine, MD

With the release of each new book, Debra feels a sense of accomplishment and success by writing and self-publishing, especially.

Advice from Dr. Debra Blaine

I think reframing the meaning of our lives changes the experience of our lives… not defining ourselves strictly as clinicians… defining ourselves as more of a whole person…

Explore who you are. A lot of times when you find something you’re interested in… if you’re passionate about something and you start following it to its logical conclusions… your life will just be better.

Summary

Debra can be reached at debrablaine.com where you can also find her books and information about her coaching business. You can also find her novels at veryindiepress.com. If you are interested in authoring a novel, follow Debra’s lead and hire her as a coach to achieve success in writing and self-publishing your book.

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