From nonfiction to fiction: How a health care reporter wrote and sold her first novel

From nonfiction to fiction: How a health care reporter wrote and sold her first novel

In elementary school, Amanda Eisenberg fantasized about becoming an author. But she didn’t think it was a viable career path, so she set her sights on journalism. “I was a very practical child,” said Eisenberg, who went on to study journalism at the University of Maryland and put the idea of more creative writing behind her. It wasn’t until about seven years ago, while on staff at Politico, that Eisenberg began playing with fiction on the side. …