Prognosis: Guarded: The Breakthrough Novel of 1977 That Tried To Break Me

In this 2-Part book, Part One is a non-fiction account about the author's first novel -- PROGNOSIS: GUARDED -- written in 1977, to much acclaim. The highly respected novel-writing instructor at the University of Oklahoma said this about the first draft: "I've never read a first novel half this good." From there, the author had his choice of literary agents, and then talk of movie potential plus dropping out of medical training (he was a 29 y/o surgery resident at the time) to write full tim...