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The Indiana University School of Medicine’s weekly publication interviewed Dr Zipes, who is better known on campus for his pioneering in implementing pacemaker technology.

Doug Zipes gives a candid account of how he went about writing his first novel ‘The Black Widows’ and how despite a love of the written word, this was not to be as simple as he had first thought.

“It turns out that it’s not that easy”, recounts Doug, adding “Although I had written and published well over 800 medical articles and multiple textbooks, writing fiction is an entirely different challenge. I had to totally re-learn how to write in the genre.”

Read the article in full here.

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“I write like you drive home at night: you know where you start from, where you have to end up, but your headlights illuminate only 100 yards at a time, and you follow them. You could get to the final target by multiple routes. Sometimes you hit a dead end, and have to try a different road. But the exploration is exhilarating.”

Read the full story and find out a bit more about my writing techniques and motivation.

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Also, get some background on the novel ‘Ripples in Opperman’s Pond.’

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Before he took it, he asked, “Are there any women in it?”

I replied, “Yes, there are.”

Then he took it. He’s ninety!

I hope that you are enjoying your copy of the book too. Let me know what you think!

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