Melissa Yuan-Innes's guest appearances

Melissa Yuan-Innes

Kobo Writing Life Podcast

The John Oakley Show

UFO Paranormal Radio & United Public Radio

Writers of the Future Podcast

Dust Jackets: Conversations with Authors

The Open Mic: Writers in Their Own Words

Damon Courtney

Dean Wesley Smith

Michael Anderle

LeBron James

Honorée Corder

Tom Doherty

Preston Dennett

Kevin J. Anderson

James Rosone

Chris Fox

Tim Grahl

Derek Murphy

Jami Albright

Craig Martelle

Monica Leonelle

OwlTail

Melissa Yi is the pen name for Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, an emergency physician with an active practice and an award-winning writing career. She has 25+ fiction titles crossing genres of science fiction, mystery, and medical thrillers. You can learn more about all of her books on her website.Her Hope Sze medical thriller series is the most popular and has been well received, with praise from major Canadian newspapers. The Globe and Mail hailed Human Remains,  the fifth Hope Sze thriller, as one of the best Canadian suspense novels to read at the cottage, “a scarier-than-ever murder mystery." Human Remains was also the #1 mystery recommendation of CBC Books’ Holiday Gift Guide. Terminally Ill, the third Hope Sze mystery, will take to Ottawa’s stage in June 2021. Originally designed as immersive theatre, it will be recreated as an online experience given pandemic restrictions.Melissa was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada/Arthur Ellis Award for the best crime story in Canada and a finalist for the Derringer Award, which is for the best short mystery fiction in the world. Her stories appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.The Medical Post has served as a collection of Yi's popular articles recounting her own experiences as an intern and an emergency room doctor.  The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the  World and Other True Tales From the Energency Room.  She took those experiences and also turned them into a one-woman show, “I Am the Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World,” which won Best of Fest in Ottawa and was a finalist for the Behind the Rideau Award.Melissa appeared on CBC Radio’s The Current to discuss the Staunch Prize, a feminist thriller award for which she was longlisted in 2020.A fierce physician advocate, Dr. Yuan-Innes spearheaded a COVID petition that gathered more than 200,000 signatures. She has since appeared on The National, Global News, CTV News, and in Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, Elle Magazine, and many other sources.Doctor-wise, Melissa has worked as far north as Ivujivik, Quebec (Inuktitut: ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ, north of 60; also the northernmost village in a Canadian province). Nowadays she runs codes in Eastern Ontario. Melissa is one powerful woman with more energy than anyone I've ever met. So buckle up for this fast moving interview. What does  she do when she's not doctoring, writing, or advocating for health issues? She’s married to her high school sweetheart, with two loud and loveable children and a Rottweiler shepherd. She loves yoga, blading, intelligence, and random craziness. I can personally vouch for the "random craziness" part (big smile).She hangs out on Facebook, and Twitter (@dr_sassy). 

Melissa Yi is the pen name for Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, an emergency physician with an active practice and an award-winning writing career. She has 25+ fiction titles crossing genres of science fiction, mystery, and medical thrillers. You can learn more about all of her books on her <a href="https://melissayuaninnes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.Her Hope Sze medical thriller series is the most popular and has been well received, with praise from major Canadian newspapers. The Globe and Mail hailed <a href="https://windtreepress.com/portfolio/human-remains/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Human Remains</a>,  the fifth Hope Sze thriller, as one of the best Canadian suspense novels to read at the cottage, “a scarier-than-ever murder mystery." Human Remains was also the #1 mystery recommendation of CBC Books’ Holiday Gift Guide. <a href="http://windtreepress.com/portfolio/terminally-ill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terminally Ill, </a>the third Hope Sze mystery, will take to Ottawa’s stage in June 2021. Originally designed as immersive theatre, it will be recreated as an online experience given pandemic restrictions.Melissa was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada/Arthur Ellis Award for the best crime story in Canada and a finalist for the Derringer Award, which is for the best short mystery fiction in the world. Her stories appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.The Medical Post has served as a collection of Yi's popular articles recounting her own experiences as an intern and an emergency room doctor.  <a href="http://melissayuaninnes.com/books/the-most-unfeeling-doctor-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the  World and Other True Tales From the Energency Room.</a>  She took those experiences and also turned them into a one-woman show, “I Am the Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World,” which won Best of Fest in Ottawa and was a finalist for the Behind the Rideau Award.Melissa appeared on CBC Radio’s The Current to discuss the Staunch Prize, a feminist thriller award for which she was longlisted in 2020.A fierce physician advocate, Dr. Yuan-Innes spearheaded a COVID petition that gathered more than 200,000 signatures. She has since appeared on The National, Global News, CTV News, and in Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, Elle Magazine, and many other sources.Doctor-wise, Melissa has worked as far north as Ivujivik, Quebec (Inuktitut: ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ, north of 60; also the northernmost village in a Canadian province). Nowadays she runs codes in Eastern Ontario. Melissa is one powerful woman with more energy than anyone I've ever met. So buckle up for this fast moving interview. What does  she do when she's not doctoring, writing, or advocating for health issues? She’s married to her high school sweetheart, with two loud and loveable children and a Rottweiler shepherd. She loves yoga, blading, intelligence, and random craziness. I can personally vouch for the "random craziness" part (big smile).She hangs out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelissaYiYuanInnes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/dr_sassy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dr_sassy</a>).

Interviewing Melissa Yuan-Innes

Melissa Yuan-Innes (WOTF 16) loved reading and writing as a child. She was taught to play "the safe" game for her career. So she put off being a writer. Instead, she became a medical doctor working as an emergency room doctor. That accomplished, she returned to seriously addressing her writing and has gone on to publish nearly 15 novels in SF, Fantasy, and Medical Thrillers (as Melissa Yi).At her Writers of the Future Workshop, Tim Powers told her that she had to ground him with all five senses to get him to believe. Immerse me in your environment to make me accept the fantastic. Taking this to heart, she has certainly accomplished this as in the short story - a good Melissa primer - "Fairy Tales are for White People" https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-are-White-People-ebook/dp/B01L6EDECEFind her books at melissayuaninnes.wordpress.com

Melissa Yuan-Innes (WOTF 16) loved reading and writing as a child. She was taught to play "the safe" game for her career. So she put off being a writer. Instead, she became a medical doctor working as an emergency room doctor. That accomplished, she returned to seriously addressing her writing and has gone on to publish nearly 15 novels in SF, Fantasy, and Medical Thrillers (as Melissa Yi). At her Writers of the Future Workshop, Tim Powers told her that she had to ground him with all five senses to get him to believe. Immerse me in your environment to make me accept the fantastic. Taking this to heart, she has certainly accomplished this as in the short story - a good Melissa primer - "Fairy Tales are for White People" <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-are-White-People-ebook/dp/B01L6EDECE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tales-are-White-People-ebook/dp/B01L6EDECE</a> Find her books at <a href="http://melissayuaninnes.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">melissayuaninnes.wordpress.com</a>

84. Melissa Yuan-Innes: From medical doctor to fantasy author

Author and Emergency Room Physician Melissa Yuan-Innes is the guest on this episode of The Author Biz. Are you old enough to remember the plate spinners on the Ed Sullivan Show? Those talented people who put plates on top of poles, got them spinning, and then kept them spinning while doing things like balancing themselves on balls. They’d do this on live television, so if they failed, they failed in front of an enormous audience. If you don’t remember, I’ve posted a video of a plate spinning act below.  Most of us feel like we spend way too much time figuring out how to keep all the plates in our lives spinning. It’s easy to get trapped into the urgency of the moment. We’ve got deadlines, family obligations, jobs to do, bills to pay, blog posts to write, social media to keep up with and every so often we have to take some time to recharge. Right? I’ve wanted to do a show on this topic for months now, and I’ve had today’s Guest, author Melissa Yuan-Innes in mind for the show since I first spoke with her on CrimeFiction.FM. At that time she was promoting the latest book in her Hope Sze Medical Mystery Series. Melissa, who writes fiction under the pseudonym Melissa Yi, is a hybrid author who writes both fiction and non-fiction. She’s also a wife, a mother, a blogger and a physician. In this 49 minute episode, we discuss how she keeps all of her plates spinning as well as some unusual ideas for social media and her mindset when it comes to promoting her books. Show Notes Melissa highlights four principals that have helped her to stay productive in the three essential areas of her life: Delegate – The importance of having a supportive team around you. In her case, that team begins with her husband. Downtime – Melissa is a big believer in scheduling downtime into her calendar. Dispose – Cut out everything that’s not either extremely productive or extremely pleasurable. Dream – Add time in your schedule for dreaming and doing things for the sheer joy of doing them. While everyone else is trying to appear perfect on social media, Melissa takes a different approach and explains why. We discuss Melissa’s writing and work schedule, which depends more on consistent performance and focus than heroic working hours. Melissa has written and published a number of short stories. We discuss her reasons for writing short fiction. Melissa writes fiction across multiple genres, but she also writes non-fiction. Her two most recent books are STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, the 4th book in her Hope Sze Mystery Series, and THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO A PAIN-FREE BACK. Melissa goes wide with her publishing and has used various promotions to achieve real success selling through Kobo. Kobo’s Mark Lefebvre suggested a particular promotion for Melissa that accomplished two things, got her onto the Kobo Best Seller Lists and helped her to overcome what she calls as her “fear of free.” We discuss the various ways in which Melissa finds the time to operate her author business. Melissa shares her thoughts on making your photographs interesting rather than perfect for social media. Links Melissa’s website www.melissayuaninnes.com Melissa’s author page on Amazon Golden Standard Editing website www.goldenstandardediting.blogspot.com The Author Biz Facebook Group Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the left of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for The Author Biz Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and mean a great deal to me. They matter in the rankings of the show, and I read every one of them. If you’re not sure how to leave an iTunes review, you can follow the step-by-step instructions here. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates. Title Photo by Margaret Caldbick featuring Mark Leslie Lefebvre, skeleton Barnaby bones, reader Lesley Orr, and Melissa “Yi” Yuan-Innes Thanks to Melissa Yuan-Innes for joining us this week! The post TAB084:  How to Keep Your Sanity While Trying to Do it All, with Melissa Yuan-Innes appeared first on .

Author and Emergency Room Physician Melissa Yuan-Innes is the guest on this episode of The Author Biz. Are you old enough to remember the plate spinners on the Ed Sullivan Show? Those talented people who put plates on top of poles, got them spinning, and then kept them spinning while doing things like balancing themselves on balls. They’d do this on live television, so if they failed, they failed in front of an enormous audience. If you don’t remember, I’ve posted a video of a plate spinning act below. Most of us feel like we spend way too much time figuring out how to keep all the plates in our lives spinning. It’s easy to get trapped into the urgency of the moment. We’ve got deadlines, family obligations, jobs to do, bills to pay, blog posts to write, social media to keep up with and every so often we have to take some time to recharge. Right? <a href="http://melissayuaninnes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>I’ve wanted to do a show on this topic for months now, and I’ve had today’s Guest, author Melissa Yuan-Innes in mind for the show since I first spoke with her on <a href="http://crimefiction.fm/stockholm-syndrome-melissa-yi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrimeFiction.FM</a>. At that time she was promoting the latest book in her Hope Sze Medical Mystery Series. Melissa, who writes fiction under the pseudonym Melissa Yi, is a hybrid author who writes both fiction and non-fiction. She’s also a wife, a mother, a blogger and a physician. <a href="http://amzn.to/2a1H7Y4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>In this 49 minute episode, we discuss how she keeps all of her plates spinning as well as some unusual ideas for social media and her mindset when it comes to promoting her books. <h3>Show Notes</h3> Melissa highlights four principals that have helped her to stay productive in the three essential areas of her life: Delegate – The importance of having a supportive team around you. In her case, that team begins with her husband. Downtime – Melissa is a big believer in scheduling downtime into her calendar. Dispose – Cut out everything that’s not either extremely productive or extremely pleasurable. Dream – Add time in your schedule for dreaming and doing things for the sheer joy of doing them. While everyone else is trying to appear perfect on social media, Melissa takes a different approach and explains why. We discuss Melissa’s writing and work schedule, which depends more on consistent performance and focus than heroic working hours. Melissa has written and published a number of short stories. We discuss her reasons for writing short fiction. <a href="http://amzn.to/29sxSPa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Melissa writes fiction across multiple genres, but she also writes non-fiction. Her two most recent books are <a href="http://amzn.to/2a1H7Y4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">STOCKHOLM SYNDROME</a>, the 4th book in her Hope Sze Mystery Series, and <a href="http://amzn.to/29sxSPa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO A PAIN-FREE BACK</a>. Melissa goes wide with her publishing and has used various promotions to achieve real success selling through Kobo. Kobo’s Mark Lefebvre suggested a particular promotion for Melissa that accomplished two things, got her onto the Kobo Best Seller Lists and helped her to overcome what she calls as her “fear of free.” We discuss the various ways in which Melissa finds the time to operate her author business. Melissa shares her thoughts on making your photographs interesting rather than perfect for social media. <h3>Links</h3> Melissa’s website <a href="http://melissayuaninnes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.melissayuaninnes.com</a> Melissa’s author page on <a href="http://amzn.to/29uOncY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> Golden Standard Editing website <a href="http://goldenstandardediting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goldenstandardediting.blogspot.com</a> The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1590497541266300/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Author Biz Facebook Group</a> <h3>Thanks for Listening!</h3> Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the left of the post. Also, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-author-biz/id893213680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please leave an honest review for The Author Biz Podcast on iTunes</a>! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and mean a great deal to me. They matter in the rankings of the show, and I read every one of them. If you’re not sure how to leave an iTunes review, you can follow the step-by-step instructions <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/how-to-leave-a-podcast-review-at-itunes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-author-biz/id893213680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-author-biz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> to get automatic updates. Title Photo by Margaret Caldbick featuring Mark Leslie Lefebvre, skeleton Barnaby bones, reader Lesley Orr, and Melissa “Yi” Yuan-Innes Thanks to Melissa Yuan-Innes for joining us this week! The post <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/how-to-keep-your-sanity-while-trying-to-do-it-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAB084: How to Keep Your Sanity While Trying to Do it All, with Melissa Yuan-Innes</a> appeared first on <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>.

TAB084:  How to Keep Your Sanity While Trying to Do it All, with Melissa Yuan-Innes