Kevin Hazzard
Author of A Thousand Naked Strangers and American Sirens (you can find these on Amazon or wherever books are sold). You can find Kevin Hazzard at KevinHazzard.com
Paramedic from 2004-2013 for Grady hospital in Atlanta
He talks about the self-doubt he had in the writing process and how he wasn’t sure anyone would relate to his stories
However, the specific details he describes are super relatable for those of us with experience in EMS
Kevin talks about the writing process, getting book deals and his work on Hollywood films/movies
He talks about how he got a lot of “no’s” before he found a literary agent and a publisher
His motivation for writing was to tell the journey of who he was at the beginning of his career in EMS and who he had became
Expect that you will get a lot of no’s and a lot of failure until you get the right agent. Find an agent that sees your vision that you can build a relationship with
A Thousand Naked Strangers was published in 2016
Kevin wrote one of the best accounts of the EMT school experience I have ever read
Imposter syndrome seems to be a newer term but is a feeling we all have, especially in EMT school this is a common experience
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