April Meeting:
On Saturday, April 5th, at the Florida Gulf Coast Sisters in Crime April chapter meeting, Joel Shulkin, MD, will speak on “Crafting a Medical Thriller that Doesn’t Commit Malpractice.”
The chapter meeting is at 1:00 pm, with the presentation immediately following the meeting. Hope to see you all there. Also on the agenda is the vote to approve the chapter bylaws changes.
Description: The list of medical thriller books is flooded with books that portray surgeons and ER staff and, consequently, scenes in the operating or emergency room. Often, this is because when one thinks of medical thrills, they think of life-or-death situations and invasive procedures. After all, what could be scarier to someone not in the medical field than someone invading their body? But some pretty interesting things can happen outside of the OR and ER, and for a non-physician, it’s easy to stumble over details. This lecture will help authors understand what defines a medical thriller, identify scenes and situations where a medical thriller might occur, identify subgenres that overlap with traditional medical thrillers, discuss common mistakes made by writers when crafting medical scenes, and discuss how to focus on character to drive the story in a medical thriller.
Bio: Joel Shulkin, MD, is the author of The Memory Thieves series and the award-winning Death Benefits series, as well as various short stories and articles. A developmental-behavioral pediatrician and United States Air Force veteran with a master’s in public health, Joel lives in Florida with his wife, twin daughters, and two puppies.
March Meeting
In-person or via Zoom
March 1, 2025
1 PM – 3 PM
William Jervy Venice Public Library
300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285
Learn more at Meetup.com
February Meeting – Zoom Only
January 11 Program- “Retrain Your Brain”
Dec 11 – Interview with James Hanna
Hanna’s familiarity with the fringe elements of society has provided fodder for his award-winning books.
Gertie McDowell, the hapless heroine of The Ping-Pong Champion of Chinatown, continues her misadventures in Lights Out Lizzie.
To learn more, read the interview on his Facebook Page.
Dec 8 – Interview with Joel Shulkin, MD
Joel Shulkin shares how he became a fiction writer on top of all his other skills.
He’s also giving away a free signed copy of HEROIC MEASURES to one lucky person who signs up for his newsletter at https://authorjoelshulkin.com. Valid to US residents only and must sign up by December 12, 2024, before midnight. Also, Dec 8 & 9 the ebook of Heroic Measures is only $0.99 on Kindle!
Dec 7 – Interview with Gayle Brown
Gayle loves suspense and true crime, and her first published novel reflects it. She is giving away a free copy of A Deadly Game to one lucky person.
Learn more about her, and how to sign up for the giveaway, on her Facebook Page.
Dec 6: Interview with Sarah Glenn
It seems that reading a broad spectrum of genres leads to writing in them, too. Sarah talks about her varied fictional interests and her newest project with Gwen Mayo – their first audiobook.
Read the interview here.
Dec 5: Interview with Gwen Mayo
