Kate Bracy

Fiction

That Crazy Little Thing

The story of my novel is a great tale all by itself. Once upon a time,  I was approached by an agent, through my blog on Open Salon, to turn a personal blog into a memoir.  .

But the memoir, we discovered, was hard to sell, so my agents suggested I fictionalize it and give it a different spin.  When I sat to write the new version, my narrator ran off with the story and typed fast  to keep up with her.  She took me on a whirlwind trip through love and tragedy, and I think you'll agree she ended up with a regular page-turner.  Check it out for yourself at the right.

Medical Writing

MediKate Health Communications is my freelance medical writing business.  Using my background in nursing and in English education, I have developed a specialty service of bringing health and medical information to readers at all levels of understanding.

Medical writing is a field that can include many types of work and documents.  I particularly like to translate medical information into easy-to-understand language that a general audience can relate to.  (I know -- I ended that with a preposition :-)

I also like to write scholarly articles in the nursing or medical field.  I enjoy taking your study (or program, or medical innovation) and helping you present it to your colleagues in a journal article.  In the interest of full disclosure,  I am not a statistician or bench scientist, so the numbers are not the part I can supply.

What I can supply is clear, readable prose to communicate with your audience in a way that won't have them snoozing halfway through.  (Everyone with a college degree thinks they can write clear, readable prose, but many of these people are wrong.  Pick up any medical journal. I rest my case.) I do not do ghost writing or ghost authoring, but I am happy to collaborate on bringing your work to a specific audience.

I have experience with, and enjoy working on:

• Books
• Journal Articles
• Grants
• Patient Education Materials
• Continuing Education
• PowerPoint Presentations

Fees:

Speaking and writing fees are negotiable.  Please contact me for specifics.

If you have a project in mind, and you would like to contact me, click HERE.

I am also available for teaching and public speaking.  I have done numerous classes and presentations on topics such as:

• Communication -- particularly how to communicate in clinical teams or as a nursing supervisor
• Writing
• Women's Health

Some of My Work

Civility -- A TEDx Talk

Civility is underestimated as a powerful tool for getting things done.  Check out this talk to see why it matters and how to become more civil yourself.

Essays

My newest essays are available on my blog.  I wish I could say I was posting weekly, but time seems to get away from me. 

Fiction

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sexual Health and Fitness is a guide for staying sexually healthy, and as fit as you want to be to fully enjoy your sexual side.

It's full of good, sensible advice for making the most of a very good thing!  Bottom line:  Have fun, be safe.

HERE'S the review from the Fit Bottomed Girls website.