Teresa de Roulet

Teresa de Roulet has been on an archeological dig in search of the holy grail on the Isle of Man (she thinks she found it), worked for three months in Ethiopia with the Hamer, an iron-age people, and as a family went on a walk through the catacombs under Paris. Her writing interests are science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction with an optimistic slant. She’s also a family medicine doctor with a master’s degree in English. t’s possible that she has too many interests. Her friends and family know that she is relentlessly optimistic.

Oh, you'd like to know more? That's so nice of you. I was the first girl in the family for 123 years, a seventh generation Texan. I worked my way through college as a double major. Actually I went through five majors. That's kind of how I read now--there are usually anywhere from 5-13 books stacked by my side of the bed.

After being an all A student, while in college in California I had a crisis of confidence when I was placed in an advanced chemistry class and failed. It was a terrible time for students to be applyig to medical school; the competition was not in anyone's favor. Not knowing what to do, I went with my other major, English and writing. I earned a Master's degree and enjoyed teaching, but something was missing. I volunteered in an ER for Sundays, which was the high point of my week.

I will skip some personal details, and a lot of agonizing,  but let's say with a supportive husband and the three boys in school, I got the chance to retake classes and apply to medical school. It turned out to be another unusually difficult time for students to get in, but I was fortunate enough to be admitted the first time.

It was an intense time at Rush Medical College in Chicago, but I felt that I was getting a continual sermon about how clever God was in the way He designed us. As we did different rotations in medical school, I found that I seriously considered every field I was exposed to as a future career. I just love learning. So I decided to go into family medicine, where I would be exposed to a little of everything. Even after many years, I still found that I was learning something at least every week. I loved taking care of my patients, being a detective for their problems, and being an advocate when needed. But something was missing.

I clamped down on writing to stay focused during med school and residency. It was tough, and my creativity kept looking for outlets. After several years in medical practice, my work didn't take up so many hours a week, and I started to write. Every year I'd make progress for awhile, but then cold and flu season would hit, and that would be it for months and months. I started writing in earnest the last year before I took early retirement, which was 2020. I only saw the Covid epidemic from the medical point of view the first months. I still work per diem occasionally to keep my hand in, but now that I've got the momentum from writing daily, I never want to give it up, for as long as I can. Off and on I'd look at some brief writing I'd done, and it improved even without writing a lot--I think that was life experience. Nevertheless, I think I wrote about 7 bad novels before I started writing ones that I thought would entertain others. And so, here I am.

Sometime maybe we can have coffee and I'll tell you about my little adventures, and you can tell me your stories.

In the next year I'm preparing for a Kickstarter campaign, polishing the sci fi novel that I'll use, writing an urban fantasy novel, and drawing for a children's book. We're happily back in sunny Southern California. Being retired is like being rich. It's a great time to be alive. I hope you enjoy my books-to-be. I hope to meet y'all soon.