Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a 65-year-old (b 1953) retired Stanford trained physician, urologist, author, and speaker on physician burnout. My first novel is Pirates, Scoundrels and Kings, a fantasy/adventure work of fiction. Subsequent medical genre fiction works include Luger Rounds, 606 University, Sweet Amber, The Plumber and Huntsville. My most recent work is A Surgeon’s Knot, with a release date of 4/23/2020 by Black Rose Writing. I am the father of three grown sons and live with my wife Patrice in Temecula California. http://lynesonline.com
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Surgeon’s Knot byWilliam Lynes MD. I am inspired by memories, faces, and patients from my post-graduate urologic training at Stanford University Medical center.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am a hypomanic writer who has block for long times and then spits out the manuscript.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Grisham, Atul Gawande, Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two cities.
What are you working on now?
A Surgeon’s Knot, pre-release activities
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
http://lynesonline.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Persistence, confidence, write about inspiring characters from your life.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Attention to details, Thomas A Stamey, MD
What are you reading now?
Atul Gawande’s Mortal
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am considering re-writing my first novel, Pirates, Scoundrels and Kings, in a serialized version.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Tale of Two Cities, War and Peace, Grisham’s newest book, and The Making of a Surgeon by William Nolan
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