The writing journal
Fiction, medicine, and the writing life.
Notes on storytelling, medical thrillers, research, revision, and the discoveries that happen when ideas become characters and scenes.
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What you’ll find here.
This journal is a place to share the process behind fiction—from the first question that sparks a story to the conversations that continue after a book is read.
Craft and process
Characters, structure, revision, and the practical work of turning an idea into a finished story.
Medical thrillers
How medicine, suspense, ethics, and scientific possibility combine to create narrative tension.
Research and ideas
The discoveries, questions, and real-world developments that can become the foundation of fiction.
Readers and book clubs
Reflections on reader questions, unexpected interpretations, and the conversations stories inspire.
From the journal
Latest writing.
Essays and observations about fiction, the medical world behind the stories, and the conversations that continue after publication.
Book Club
A conversation with a book club about reader questions, the medical plot, and the unexpected insights that emerge when a story is discussed together.
Read the post →Inborn Error Back Cover Text
A first look at the central question and genetic discovery that set the medical thriller Inborn Error in motion.
Read the post →Continue the conversation
Stories become richer when readers join in.
Have a question about the writing process, a reflection from your book club, or a thought about medical fiction? I’d be glad to hear from you.