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Hello,
My name is Chante', and I am excited to be here.
I have been writing since I was probably 11 and had stories going around in my head ever since. However, I decided to pursue a nursing career (NO regrets) and so writing has been on the back burner for the last several years. The demands of pursuing my Doctorate in Nursing is not conducive to creativity. However, I recently had to take a leave of absence from work due to a surgery, giving me a lot more time, and decided to start writing. With NaNoWriMo, I pretty much didn't stop for two week and now have a drafted novel sitting on my computer that I'm not sure what to do with.
My current project is Young Adult science fiction, and science fiction/fantasy with modern twists have been where my brain has generally always been centered. I like to read (well, generally listen to audiobooks really) across the board: fiction, nonfiction (self-help or historical, generally). I have beta read in the past and routinely read for one of the writers on this forum. I fully expect and am devoted to the idea that, if I wan feedback, I need to give feedback.
When I'm not off work, I work as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse (I care for really, really sick babies) and I have also been a pediatric nursing professor in areas such as oncology, cardiac, and etc. I will do this until I graduate in May and become a family nurse practitioner/return to teaching. I would never consider myself a perfect expert in all areas, but I am a good person to go to for medical questions. I'm not a neurosurgeon, but I can catch most medical areas on TV shows and books from a mile away. (For example, you do not SHOCK asystole - the flat line. You do epinephrine and chest compressions. Everyone, everywhere has gotten that wrong. Looking at you, Grey's Anatomy).
My hobbies are binge-watching Netflix, crocheting/knitting, and hopefully will return to running as soon as I'm released from PT.
I look forward to being apart of the community and supporting fellow writers!
My name is Chante', and I am excited to be here.
I have been writing since I was probably 11 and had stories going around in my head ever since. However, I decided to pursue a nursing career (NO regrets) and so writing has been on the back burner for the last several years. The demands of pursuing my Doctorate in Nursing is not conducive to creativity. However, I recently had to take a leave of absence from work due to a surgery, giving me a lot more time, and decided to start writing. With NaNoWriMo, I pretty much didn't stop for two week and now have a drafted novel sitting on my computer that I'm not sure what to do with.
My current project is Young Adult science fiction, and science fiction/fantasy with modern twists have been where my brain has generally always been centered. I like to read (well, generally listen to audiobooks really) across the board: fiction, nonfiction (self-help or historical, generally). I have beta read in the past and routinely read for one of the writers on this forum. I fully expect and am devoted to the idea that, if I wan feedback, I need to give feedback.
When I'm not off work, I work as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse (I care for really, really sick babies) and I have also been a pediatric nursing professor in areas such as oncology, cardiac, and etc. I will do this until I graduate in May and become a family nurse practitioner/return to teaching. I would never consider myself a perfect expert in all areas, but I am a good person to go to for medical questions. I'm not a neurosurgeon, but I can catch most medical areas on TV shows and books from a mile away. (For example, you do not SHOCK asystole - the flat line. You do epinephrine and chest compressions. Everyone, everywhere has gotten that wrong. Looking at you, Grey's Anatomy).
My hobbies are binge-watching Netflix, crocheting/knitting, and hopefully will return to running as soon as I'm released from PT.
I look forward to being apart of the community and supporting fellow writers!