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While many physical therapists have written books for the educational market, a growing number are writing books for the general public. Here's how some of them did it—and how they say you can, too.

A fictional physical therapist (PT) may never be the heroine (or hero) in a novel about wizards and magic. Or spies and secret agents. Physical therapy may not play a key role in the next megahit about vampires and zombies. Nevertheless, physical therapy and PTs are emerging themes in a growing number of consumer-oriented fiction and nonfiction books with content ranging from time travel to grandmothers, from soldiers to new mothers.

The PTs profiled below are all have written books for the consumer market. They agree that other PTs could follow in their footsteps. It just takes a good idea—which all these PTs came across during their professional or personal lives—plus motivation and a basic understanding about how to get book published.

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