Becoming a Published Writer

Karen Roush1

  • 1Karen Roush is an assistant professor at both Lehman College, Bronx, NY, and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She is also founder of The Scholar's Voice, which works to strengthen the voice of nursing through writing mentorship for nurses. Contact author: karen.roush@lehman.cuny.edu. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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