Prolific Writer and Retired Physician, Larry Martin: An Interview
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Retired physician, Larry Martin, has written 22 books in a variety of genres.\\xa0 When asked why so many and how, he says he loves to write, and he loves to learn.\\xa0 He learns best by writing, from books and articles about his medical field of pulmonology (disorders of the respiratory system), to history, music, and more!\\xa0 Listen as he talks about his books and his current project: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and its effect on memory loss. \\xa0
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Larry Martin\'s bio: I began writing early in my medical career in Cleveland, starting with a book pulmonary medicine (my specialty) for the lay public. Over the years I wrote several more medical-themed books, some for physicians and others for the general public. I did not tackle fiction until 2011, with a novel about Civil War Savannah. Since then I have self-published several other fictional works, plus two books for children.\\xa0\\xa0
My short novel \\u201cThe Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest\\u201d won 2nd place in the 2016 Florida\\xa0Writers Association\\u2019s Royal Palm Awards, category of Middle Grade Fiction. \\u201cLiberty Street: A Novel of Late Civil War Savannah\\u201d won 2nd place in the 2018 RPLA competition, for Published Historical Fiction. Several short stories have also won RPLA awards.
After retiring and moving to the Villages in 2015, I joined several writing clubs, and in 2017 served as president of the Writers League of The Villages (WLOV). I am currently WLOV\\u2019s Newsletter Editor and Website Manager. In addition, I regularly attend a writing critique group, called Wannabes, here in The Villages.
Writing is my main retirement interest, but I have another: music. I never played an instrument and decided retirement is the time to learn, starting with the ukulele. One thing led to another, and I ended up with a 140-page \\u201cUke Syllabus: An Introduction to Basic Music Theory for the Ukulele,\\u201d which I posted free online.
My wife and I are blessed with three wonderful daughters, two in Chicago, one in New York, and 5 grandchildren.
Larry\'s Website: Lakeside Press\\xa0 \\xa0Facebook Page.\\xa0
Musical Interlude: Tiny People
Intro and Outro music is "The Amelia Island Sun," written for me by Rafael Javadov.
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