In this episode, Sabrina Thatcher sits down with debut thriller author and longtime OB-GYN Dr. Renda Knapp to discuss her upcoming medical thriller, Complicit. Drawing on nearly 30 years of practicing medicine in rural communities, Renda explores how her experiences inspired a dark, fast-paced story about motherhood, survival, bodily autonomy, and the extraordinary strength of women facing impossible choices. She shares the emotional challenges of writing traumatic medical scenes, creating morally complex villains, and balancing entertainment with meaningful social commentary. Renda also takes listeners behind the scenes of her publishing journey, from years of learning the craft and navigating rejection to securing an agent, selling her manuscript, and confronting her first negative reviews. Sabrina and Renda also discuss writing outside your lived experience, developing distinct character voices, the importance of persistence, and why the darkest fiction can sometimes reveal the most about humanity.
Renda KnappGuestSabrina ThatcherHost